Article: After Reagan's Death, Pressure Mounts For Human ESC Reform.

Washington Editor

WASHINGTON - So far, it doesn't appear that the Bush administration will lift restrictions on federally funded human embryonic stem cell research despite mounting pressure that has followed the death of former President Ronald Reagan.

President Bush has not shown any signs of loosening his grip on the controversial research even though former first lady Nancy Reagan called for an expansion of such research, which is believed might be useful in discovering treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Others say there are alternative approaches and therapies that abrogate the ...

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