Stem Cell Ruling Will Be Appealed

August 25, 2010 | Source: New York Times

The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would appeal a court ruling challenging the legality of President Obama’s rules governing human embryonic stem cell research.

The head of the National Institutes of Health said the decision would most likely force the cancellation of dozens of experiments in diseases ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s, and suspend $54 million in financing for 22 scientific projects by the end of September. An additional 60 projects are threatened.