Court Backs Funding For Embryonic Stem Cells

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Fri, 04/29/2011 - 8:48am

Court backs funding for embryonic stem cells

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration can continue using federal tax dollars to fund human embryonic stem cell research, an appeals court ruled on Friday, overturning a judge's decision and handing a victory to the White House.

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