You Say Embryo, I Say Parthenote: Stem cells from unfertilized eggs may be too tightly regulated

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U.S. stem cell scientists breathed a sigh of relief this July when a federal judge upheld the Obama administration’s expansion of stem cell research. He ruled that work on existing embryonic stem cell lines derived outside federally funded labs did not violate a ban on the destruction of embryos. Despite the legal victory, however, many investigators remain frustrated that a newer method for creating stem cellsremains off-limits for funding.