A U.S. District Court judge’s ruling yesterday halting the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research with a preliminary injunction pending a trial has left the scientific community stunned, and Congress wondering if any next steps are possible in an election year. The administration’s silence isn’t unexpected, but it’s more surprising that senators or members of Congress known to be supportive of stem cell research haven’t commented.
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