The federal government will fund stem cell research
President Obama has promised federal financing of stem cell research - something that was blocked by President George W. Bush in 2001.
Private individuals and state governments have been funding stem cell research since the Bush ban, but both state funds and philanthropic donations are in danger of drying up now.
The promise of federal funds will be a relief for scientists engaged in stem cell research. Stem cells can be harvested not just from aborted embryos - which is what made their use controversial - but also from adults, and stem cell research promises hope for diseases from Alzeimer's to cancer and paralysis.
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