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Obama’s reversal of George W. Bush’s 2001 restriction, combined with the recent federal economic stimulus package, means that stem cell researchers nationwide could now be eligible for an unprecedented $10.4 billion from the National Institutes of Health, the primary federal agency for biomedical research funding...
...with the increased flow of federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research, scientists say they are concerned that philanthropists and state governments could respond by cutting their own support, especially during the present economic crisis...
...William Lensch, Harvard Medical School professor and researcher at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, said that it is “definitely possible” that some philanthropists could pull back on funding after seeing the federal government expand its spending. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...Kiessling, director of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation in Bedford, Mass., and an associate professor at the Medical School, expressed a similar sentiment...
...addition, with many states facing massive budget deficits, some fear that Obama’s decision may prompt states with stem cell funding programs already in place—such as California, Connecticut, Illinois, and New York—to cut back on their support. In New Jersey, for instance, $34 million for stem-cell research has already been cut from this year’s state budget...