NIH OKs First Stem Cell Lines on Tax-Paid Research

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Posted: 9:43 AM Dec 2, 2009 NIH OKs First Stem Cell Lines on Tax-Paid Research A new era in embryonic stem cell research arrived as the government approved 13 batches of the master cells for a study using taxpayer dollars, with dozens more in the pipeline. Reporter: Lauran Neergaard AP Email Address: news@kolotv.com

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A new era in embryonic stem cell research arrived as the government approved 13 batches of the master cells for a study using taxpayer dollars, with dozens more in the pipeline.

President Barack Obama lifted restrictions on stem cell research last spring. But $21 million worth of pending new studies couldn't begin until the National Institutes of Health determined which of hundreds of already created stem cell lines - culled from embryos left over from fertility treatments - were ethically appropriate to use.