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Obama's take on stem cell research
The Obama administration announced on Friday that they planned on lifting some but not all stem-cell research financial restrictions. The announcement received criticism from both anti-abortion activists and pro-stem cell scientists who were expecting more freedom.
Take a look at the guidelines proposed for the National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.
Yet many scientists do believe this is a good compromise and a step forward.
“I think it’s a big step forward,” said Richard O. Hynes, a cancer researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to the New York Times. “Although there are aspects of stem cell research that will still be outside federal funding.”
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