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Nature 434, 694-696 (7 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/434694a; Published online 6 April 2005
Stem-cell research: After the gold rush
Peter Aldhous1
- Peter Aldhous is Nature's chief news & features editor.
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Abstract
California's voters have authorized the spending of $3 billion over the next decade on stem-cell research. But will this bonanza bring threats as well as opportunities? Peter Aldhous weighs the hopes and fears.
Bob Klein is a man in a hurry. This energetic 59-year-old entrepreneur rose to public prominence last year, spearheading the campaign that convinced California's voters to back an audacious plan to create a $3-billion public fund to advance research on human stem cells.
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