title: Stem cell research bravely limps ahead.
abstract: As the US federal government refuses to fund research on human embryonic stem cells and therapeutic cloning, several states are trying to fill the void. Although their efforts are commendable, the budgets of most state programs are small, and a piecemeal and locally constrained approach cannot make up for the lack of federal funding.
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology; D035082:Federal Government; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D014481:United States