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Ground broken for stem-cell site The Philadelphia Inquirer Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:24 PM PDT NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Gov. Corzine yesterday marked the start of construction on a research facility that supporters hope will make the state a global leader in stem-cell work. Construction begins on Stem Cell Institute Asbury Park Press Wed, 24 Oct 2007 4:23 AM PDT Gov. Corzine on Tuesday marked the start of construction on what he hailed as a world-class research facility many hope will make the state a global leader in stem cell work. Senate retreats from bid to ease stem-cell restrictions Nature Wed, 24 Oct 2007 7:19 AM PDT US senators have pulled back from an effort to open up the rules restricting embryonic stem-cell research in the United States. On 17 October they dropped a clause that would have done so from the 2008 funding bill for the National Institutes of Health. Happiness is stem cell work The Capital Times Wed, 24 Oct 2007 6:48 AM PDT The stem cell researchers in California -- like the dairy cows in that state's annoying ads -- are not as happy as they appear, though they both are well off. By contrast, Wisconsin researchers have been working without the furor and lawsuits that a successful $3 billion research funding referendum brought to the Golden State, and are consequently happier and more collegial than their opponents. ... Trudeau scientist in charge of stem cell $ Adirondack Daily Enterprise Wed, 24 Oct 2007 7:46 AM PDT SARANAC LAKE — The state Legislature has added a local name to the Empire State Stem Cell Board funding committee, which will oversee the distribution of $600 million in funding over a 10-year period for stem cell research. Corzine pushes for stem cell funds The Record Wed, 24 Oct 2007 1:35 AM PDT NEW BRUNSWICK -- Governor Corzine urged New Jersey voters on Tuesday to approve a $450 million bond issue to fund research of all types of stem cells, including those from human embryos. Researchers discover important tool in understanding differentiation in human embryonic stem cells EurekAlert! Wed, 24 Oct 2007 6:31 AM PDT Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Stem Cell Institute have described how an existing genetic tool can be used to study how human embryonic stem cells differentiate. The research appears in the November 2007 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. Scientists Envision Growing Human Eyeballs LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:05 AM PDT A genetic switch that gives tadpoles three eyes could allow stem-cell scientists to eventually grow human eyeballs or at least create replacement parts needed for repair jobs. SCS in Italian link-up Edinburgh Evening News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 4:54 AM PDT STEM Cell Sciences (SCS), the Edinburgh-based biotechnology firm, has signed an exclusive agreement - the financial details of which were undisclosed - with Milan group San Raffaele Scientific Institute.

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