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Stem cell research:
Obama lifts Bush ban
US: President Barack Obama lifted a ban on federal funding for
embryonic stem cell research on Monday, lauding potential medical
breakthroughs and a new era for US science shorn of political ideology.
The president signed an executive order reversing predecessor George
W. Bush’s ban, which critics say hampered the fight to find treatments
for grave diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and diabetes.
Washington, AFP |
