Word: stemming
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...added that creation of stem cells was necessary to explore the “root causes” of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes...
Romney’s statement followed the introduction of a bill on Wednesday by Massachusetts Senate President Robert E. Travaglini that would facilitate and further protect stem cell research...
Proponents of Travaglini’s bill have said publicly that they hope to encourage further research at Harvard and other scientific institutions in Massachusetts, which currently face competition from the west coast. California voters approved a referendum last November to offer $3 billion to support stem cell research...
...Massachusetts bill, according to Creem’s legal counsel Sean J. Kealy, was also meant to streamline the legal paperwork currently involved in doing stem cell research, which Kealy said can be time-consuming and very costly...
Harvard in particular has been trying to advance stem cell research recently—creating its Stem Cell Institute last year, which circumvented Bush administration regulations on newly-created stem cells by using independent funds for its experiments. Douglas A. Melton—Cabot professor of the natural sciences and co-director of the Stem Cell Institute—has been outspoken in lobbying for stem cell studies both in Boston and in Washington...