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...Stem cell lines represent a central research tool for the 21st century,” he said...
...Summers did not mention any specific financial commitment or fundraising goal, leaving unclear the extent to which the institute would be able to benefit already existing stem cell research programs at Harvard...
...institute will rely on private donations rather than government grants in order to avoid regulations, imposed by President Bush’s administration, which restrict human embryonic stem cell research to previously existing stem cell lines...
...Stem cells have excited scientists for their potential to grow into specialized tissue cells and possibly cure degenerative diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson’s. Stem cells drawn from human embryos, the most controversial and most promising variety, can develop into any human cell...
Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences Douglas A. Melton, co-director with Scadden, said the institute would examine the ethical issues surrounding stem cell research...