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    Scientists Decry Ruling Halting Embryonic Stem Cell Research

    The Obama White House says today that even George W. Bush’s limited guidelines for stem cell research might be overturned by yesterday’s judicial ruling in Washington. Judge Royce Lamberth ordered that all federal spending on research involving destruction of human embryos come to an immediate end.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Obama White House says today that even George W. Bush’s limited guidelines for stem cell research might be overturned by yesterday’s judicial ruling in Washington. Judge Royce Lamberth ordered that all federal spending on research involving destruction of human embryos come to an immediate end. Karen Kaplan reports for the Los Angeles Times.

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    1 of 3
    The Economy after the Great Recession
    1. 0:00Scientists Decry Ruling Halting Embryonic Stem Cell ResearchYou’re reading this
    2. 7:30What Comes after the Great Recession?
    3. 44:01As Interest Rates Tumble, Credit Card Rates Climb
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