In the News this Week
A bill to expand federally-funded embryonic stem cell research may be introduced again to Congress, despite the fact that it its likely to be vetoed again. Its Democratic cosponsor is clear that this would be solely for politcical purposes. However, the bill may include new measures for stem cell research oversight. Monya Baker at Nature's The Niche blog has more.
The Los Angeles Times investigated the exaggerations of genetic matches used by prosecutors. The same authors had recently examined the growing use of DNA databases in California.
A grant for stem cell research to a California-based company by the New Jersey state government is raising questions, particularly amid debt and budget cuts.
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