President Faust issues statement supporting federal funding of stem cell research
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
A temporary restraining order last month that blocked federal funding for certain kinds of stem cell research was viewed by many as a blow to cutting-edge science that already is yielding clues to cures for a number of fatal illnesses and chronic diseases. Harvard has been in the vanguard of such research, and the University, as a member of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, supported an amicus brief filed last Friday (Sept.read more