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Nature 432, 135 (11 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432135a; Published online 10 November 2004

Joys match fears as California agrees to stem-cell proposal

Jonathan Knight

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State programme bypasses federal opposition to research.

A $3-billion programme that intends to make California a world centre for human embryonic stem-cell research got the green light from voters on 2 November, but some fear repercussions.Proposition 71, which was approved by a healthy 18% margin, will raise the money by issuing bonds and will spend it on stem-cell research in the state over the next ten years.