Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells
9 Mar 2009
Obama’s move overturns an order signed by President Bush in 2001 that barred the National Institutes of Health from funding research on embryonic stem cells beyond using 60 cell lines that existed at that time.
Obama also signed a presidential memorandum establishing greater independence for federal science policies and programs.
The Alfred Taubman Institute here at the University of Michigan today announced plans to begin embryonic stem cell research programs.