[extropy-chat] Funding situation for stem cell research in the EU

Amara Graps amara at amara.com
Mon Jul 24 12:34:47 UTC 2006


Following last week's US presidential veto on stem-cell research, there will
be a decision in Brussels on this same topic today.

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http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/funding-stem-cell-research-divides-eu/article-156896

"Funding for stem cell research divides EU"

 From the article:

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Background:

Following Parliament's amendments, the Commission, on 29 June 2006,
tabled a revised proposal for the EU's research programme for 2007-2013
(see EurActiv 29 June 2006).

European science ministers will be meeting in Brussels on 24 July 2006
to discuss whether to give the green light to this seventh research
funding package, worth 54.5 billion euro, but key to the debate will be
the decision to allow EU financing for research on stem cells.

The current research proposal would allow the funding of stem cell-based
projects on a case-by-case basis, after screening by both national and
EU ethical committees.

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I guess the comedians have been having a field day with Bush's veto
for stem-cell research last week. These two video excerpts from The
Today Show made me laugh so hard, I almost cried.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvgXvaxcHo&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Vs5xgOif8&mode=related&search=

Amara
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Amara Graps, PhD      www.amara.com
Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI), Roma, ITALIA
Associate Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson



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