American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reacts to stem-cell ruling
Updated: 2010-09-02 22:07:05
Science Blog Scince Blog : Science news straight from the source About Our Bloggers Books , and Stuff Subscribe by Email Subscribe to RSS American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology reacts to stem-cell ruling by bjs on 02. Sep , 2010 in Blog Entry BETHESDA , Md . Sept . 2, 2010 The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug . 23 ruling in the U.S . District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction barring federal funding of embryonic stem-cell . research In a statement , the society said the decision , which came in response to a lawsuit filed by two adult stem-cell researchers , effectively halts human embryonic stem-cell research in the United States and

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