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On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
If Federal funds were terminated for the support of human embryonic stem cell research, that would be an absolutely devastating outcome.
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Francis Collins
Pennsylvania

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Collins warns about the negative impact of cutting federal funding for stem cell research.

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