Who's Backing Stem Cell Research?

From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sun Mar 16 2003 - 16:03:30 MST

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     From New York Times article
    March 16, 2003
    Broad Movement Is Backing Embryo Stem Cell Research
    By RICHARD P REZ-PE A

    "Private groups, meanwhile, have greatly increased their support of stem cell
    research. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Michael J. Fox
    Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the Wellcome Trust, the Christopher
    Reeve Paralysis Foundation and others have given tens of millions of dollars
    to various laboratories, many in Europe.

    "Several universities, teaching hospitals and biotechnology companies have
    also stepped up their involvement in the field, as have wealthy individuals.
    Late last year, an anonymous benefactor gave Stanford University $12 million
    to build a stem cell research center, and Andrew S. Grove, the Intel
    chairman, gave the University of California at San Francisco $5 million for
    such a center.

    "This research holds tremendous promise for medical breakthroughs for things
    like spinal cord injury and diabetes, and most likely for a wide range of
    things we haven't even imagined yet," said Michael Manganiello, president of
    the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, a lobbying effort by
    several disease research groups. ..."

    (Just a little positive news to brighten your day.)
    Natasha

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