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Stem cells: Stuck in New Jersey

Scientists and politicians in New Jersey thought that they had a chance to make their state a stem-cell player. Voters thought otherwise. As proponents prepare for a second attempt, Meredith Wadman investigates what went wrong in the Garden State.

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Meredith Wadman writes for Nature from Washington DC.

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Wadman, M. Stem cells: Stuck in New Jersey. Nature 451, 622–626 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/451622a

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