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President Obama on Monday made good on his campaign promise to lift the restrictions imposed by President George W. Bush on federal support for stem cell research. At the same time, the president issued a strong statement on the importance of protecting science from political interference -- and pledged that his administration's policies would be based on sound scientific advice and would not impose ideological tests on researchers.
"Promoting science isn’t just about providing resources – it is also about protecting free and open inquiry," Obama said in remarks at a White House ceremony announcing the changes. "It is about letting scientists like those here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us, even when it’s inconvenient – especially when it’s inconvenient. It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda – and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology."
At one level, Obama's moves on Monday were no surprise. He pledged during the campaign to lift the stem cell limits...
"Promoting science isn’t just about providing resources – it is also about protecting free and open inquiry," Obama said in remarks at a White House ceremony announcing the changes. "It is about letting scientists like those here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us, even when it’s inconvenient – especially when it’s inconvenient. It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda – and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology."
At one level, Obama's moves on Monday were no surprise. He pledged during the campaign to lift the stem cell limits...