Massachusetts Approves Stem Cell Research
(From Boston.com). The winding path of stem cell politics in Massachusetts has ended - for the moment - with legislation permitting human embryonic stem cell research. There are rumblings about public funding, but "lawmakers refused to promise any follow-through on Travaglini's suggestion in March that the Legislature might earmark up to $100 million in stem cell-related research grants, infrastructure, and scholarship programs. With support for a large appropriation unclear in the Legislature, both legislative leaders said they want to size up how private investors respond to the new Massachusetts stem cell law before committing taxpayer money. ... Before the new law, scientists conducting embryonic stem cell research were required to seek the approval of their local district attorney."