Wisconsin State Journal, 11.18.08
With President-elect Barack Obama poised to lift the ban on federal funding of research on new embryonic stem-cell lines, UW-Madison and Dane County could strengthen their position as a leader in the pioneering research, officials say.
They warn, however, it will take new federal dollars in addition to a change in policy to have a strong impact here.
Top advisers to Obama have said recently that one of the Illinois senator's first acts as president will be to reverse the stem-cell research ban put into effect by President George W. Bush in August 2001.
With President-elect Barack Obama poised to lift the ban on federal funding of research on new embryonic stem-cell lines, UW-Madison and Dane County could strengthen their position as a leader in the pioneering research, officials say.
They warn, however, it will take new federal dollars in addition to a change in policy to have a strong impact here.
Top advisers to Obama have said recently that one of the Illinois senator's first acts as president will be to reverse the stem-cell research ban put into effect by President George W. Bush in August 2001.