| Renewed Federal Funding for Stem Cell Studies Could Make Cash-Strapped States Think Twice About Spending Their Own Money |
| President Obama’s decision to lift restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research is certain to rekindle debate in Maryland and a number of other states that moved to pay for the controversial science after the Bush administration’s limitation order but are now facing large budget… |
| Obama’s Order on Stem Cells Leaves Key Questions to NIH |
| President Obama’s open-ended order lifting limits on federal funding for stem cell research raises the prospect that taxpayer money could be used for a much broader, much more controversial array of studies than many scientists, officials and activists anticipated |
| Obama Aims to Shield Science From Politics |
| When President Obama lifts restrictions on funding for human embryonic stem cell research today, he will also issue a presidential memorandum aimed at insulating scientific decisions across the federal government from political influence, officials said yesterday. |
| Obama Lifts Federal Funding Ban on Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
| President Obama lifted the eight-year-old ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research yesterday, putting the weight of his office, he said, on the side of scientists who believe ‘these tiny cells may have the potential to help us understand, and possibly cure, some of our most… |
| Obama Will Lift Restrictions on Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
| President Obama’s decision to lift restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, scheduled to be announced Monday, is expected to provide a major boost to one of the most promising but controversial fields of biomedical research in generations. |