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BURLINGAME, Calif.—California provides more funding for stem cell research than the other 49 states combined. So what does President Obama's executive order lifting the restrictions financing and structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state's cash-strapped stem cell agency?
Not much.
At recent meetings, the members of CIRM's governing board have made clear that they see changes in federal policy as good news, but not as something that should slow down their funding or change their plans. "This is what the voters of California wish their dollars to go for," said Sherry Lansing, a former studio executive who is a leading voice on the board, during a meeting here earlier this year. "That has been something they have made quite clear, and we have a mission that we have to complete no matter what happens at the federal level." During the same discussion, Phil Pizzo, dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, warned that whatever the National Institutes of Health ultimately funds in stem cell research, "it's not going to be with this intense focus on...
Not much.
At recent meetings, the members of CIRM's governing board have made clear that they see changes in federal policy as good news, but not as something that should slow down their funding or change their plans. "This is what the voters of California wish their dollars to go for," said Sherry Lansing, a former studio executive who is a leading voice on the board, during a meeting here earlier this year. "That has been something they have made quite clear, and we have a mission that we have to complete no matter what happens at the federal level." During the same discussion, Phil Pizzo, dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, warned that whatever the National Institutes of Health ultimately funds in stem cell research, "it's not going to be with this intense focus on...