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Article: States race to lead stem-cell research; New Jersey governor plans to spend $6.5 million a year over the next 5 years, California hopes for $300 million a year.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 25, 2004
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Byline: Ron Scherer Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
NEW YORK -- This could mark society's next forward step as it moves from the information age to the bioscience era.
One important catalyst of this movement is stem-cell research - a controversial, new scientific field that analyzes the building blocks of life. Some people even envision an entire new medical field - which would involve thousands of jobs that could not be easily outsourced.
Seeing this potential, a number of states are beginning a race to fund the stem-cell field. Yesterday, the governor of New Jersey, in his budget proposal, said he wanted to spend $6.5 million a ...