When I am asked why I spearheaded the campaign to advance research on human stem cells in California, I often think back to a conversation I had in July 2004 with Paul Berg, a Nobel laureate for his work on recombinant DNA. It was four months before California was due to vote on Proposition 71, which proposed creating a $3 billion public fund for stem cell research in the state over the next 10 years. The weight of the campaign was beginning to test my resilience, and I needed reassurance that I was on the right path. I wasn't sure whether I would get it from Paul.
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