The case for expanded stem cell research: An update
By Gretchen Livingston
Women and the Law,
September 2005
Since last fall, when Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes announced his effort to fund all forms of stem cell research in Illinois through a bill that would have taxed voluntary cosmetic procedures and created the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute, the move to expand stem cell research here in Illinois has taken a positive turn.
The case for expanded stem cell research in Illinois
By Gretchen Livingston
Women and the Law,
February 2005
Human embryonic stem cells were first isolated in 1998. Just a few years later, their promise was cut short by the policy of our federal government limiting federal funding of research involving human embryos.
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