(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.”
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