Stem cell freeze

Science | A lawsuit on behalf of “plaintiff embryos” could halt federally funded research | Daniel James Devine

Associated Press/Photo by Nati Harnik

New Obama administration rules make this year the first since 2001 that federal dollars have been available for newly created embryonic stem cell (ESC) lines. That means about $92 million of U.S. taxpayer dollars are budgeted for the coming year to fund scientists working with the cells of intentionally destroyed human embryos.

But one legal challenge could temporarily—or indefinitely—shut down the flow of federal cash. In the pending lawsuit, two scientists, two families, an adoption agency, and the Christian Medical Association claim that the decision of the Obama administration to expand ESC research was illegal. The case's defendants are the federal agencies responsible for handling science grants, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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October 24, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 21

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