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California s Proposition 14: short in the arm for stem cell research
Appeared in BioNews 1076
The recent close-call US presidential election grabbed headlines, but no less closely-fought was California s Proposition 14, also on the ballot in October, which will have a huge impact on the future of stem cell research in the state.
The Stem Cell Research Institute Bond Initiative (Prop 14),which was on the ballot in the initiated state statute will allow the state to issue billions of dollars in bonds for its stem cell research programme. The vote could not have been closer, with 51 percent of ballots for and 49 percent against.