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...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...
...Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced a 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative. But because no funds are specifically earmarked for stem cell funding, state officials said that the lifting of federal restrictions would have an unclear effect...
...many philanthropists said that they did not plan to reduce their gifts as a result of Obama’s decision, citing the need for as many funds as possible for stem cell research...
Tara Duplaga, a representative for Millipore Foundation—a Massachusetts-based organization that supports the Harvard Stem Cell Institute as well as other researchers—said that there were no plans to reduce grants for scientists...
...news article "Bio-Research Funding May Drop" incorrectly identified M. William Lensch as a professor at Harvard Medical School. In fact, he is an instructor in pediatrics at the Medical School. “Stem cell research is only beginning, and there’s a long way to go,” she said. “It’s a crucial initiative that we fully support and will continue to support...