The stem cell race is on.States have officially entered the arena of embryonic stem cell Embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage embryo known as a blastocyst. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent. research. New Jersey is well under way in providing state funding for adult and embryonic stem cell research. In December, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology awarded $5 million in grants to 17 applicants, including state universities, a private university, a private company, and a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . More than 70 applications were submitted. Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. has tied up efforts in California where voters in 2004 approved a measure to provide $3 billion for adult and embryonic research. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, the governing body of California's Institute for Regenerative Medicine, is meeting regularly to discuss other unresolved issues related to the award of research grants such as intellectual property rights. Ohio created the first state-supported stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research program in 2003; the work of the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine focuses on the use of adult stem cells to treat human disease. During the 2005 session, Indiana and Virginia legislators followed Ohio's lead, enacting legislation geared toward research on adult stem cells. Last year the Connecticut legislature and Illinois Governor Blagojerich also provided money for research on adult stem cells as well as the more controversial cells derived from embryos. As of the first of February, legislators or voters in at least six states including Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of will consider funding for stem cell research this year. |
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