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Bush Announces Stance on Research
Addressing the nation, the president Thursday night said he would support federal funding for limited embryonic stem cell research. – By Mike Allen (MSNBC)
Speech Transcript | MSNBC Video

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Post Video Roundtable
 Post Science Reporter Rick Weiss & Charles Babington (Aug. 8)
 HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson & Charles Babington (June 11)
National Institute of Health
 Stem Cell Information: General links to relevant documents
 Stem Cell Primer: An in-depth, medical explainer
 Research Guidelines: Procedures for NIH Research
Post Editorials
 Cloning Overkill (7/31/01)
 Stem Cell Impasse (7/12/01)
 Embryo Ethics (7/1/01)
 Stem Cell Promise (5/5/01)
 Politics of Embryos (2/21/00)
Overview
What Are Stem Cells?
Highly valued by medical researchers, stem cells could prove crucial in fighting hard-to-treat ailments like Alzheimer's. But their use is controversial, creating deep political and religious divides.
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