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Article: Bond Measure to Fund California Stem-Cell Research Qualifies for Ballot.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- June 4, 2004
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Byline: Lisa M. Krieger
Jun. 4--A bond initiative that puts California in the stem-cell research business has qualified for the November ballot, positioning the state to be the nation's lead funding source of this controversial and high-stakes medical research.
The bond was spearheaded by Silicon Valley scientists, business leaders and families of sick and injured patients, who raised millions of dollars to back the effort.
If it passes, the bond initiative would bankroll research with $3 billion in state bonds over 10 years, an amount many times higher than the federal budget for this work.
Stem cells hold potential to treat many ...