Posted on 08/14/2008 11:06:05 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
The governing board of California's stem cell agency awarded a total of $59 million Wednesday to support the budgets of 23 young scientists and physicians throughout the state who have proposed new stem cell research projects.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, created with a $3 billion bond issue approved by voters in 2004, announced the five-year grants, bringing the total awarded by the Institute to more than $614 million. More than a third has gone to individuals and teams of scientists at 27 California universities and research institutes, ...
The institute is governed by the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, whose 29 members met in Palo Alto on Wednesday and approved the grants from among 55 applicants, according to committee chairman Robert Klein.
"We expect these awards to play a significant role in changing the career trajectory of funded researchers, encouraging talented young investigators to pursue careers in stem cell research," said Alan Trounson, president of the institute, based in San Francisco.
In May the stem cell institute approved $271 million in grants for research lab construction, and in many cases those awards will be supplemented by private fundraising efforts. Stanford, for example, received a $43.6 million grant from the institute, but the amount will go only part of the way toward the medical center's planned four-story, $200 million building that will house not only new laboratories for stem cell researchers but also become headquarters for the regenerative medicine institute.
Human stem cells, particularly those found in embryos, are primitive cell types that can be made to differentiate into virtually all the specialized cells and tissues of the body. Researchers foresee that they may eventually prove invaluable in therapies for diseases and medical problems such as cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, spinal cord injuries and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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“Human stem cells, particularly those found in embryos, ...”
Embryonic stems cells have not been shown useful. Other stem cells have. Its irresponsible and deceitful to pretend otherwise.
I predict you cannot spend your way out of a deficit budget.
$3B in, $0.614B out.
Sounds like a California-type deal for sure.
So this means... no more taxpayer funded genocide is needed?
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