NIH Wins in Appeals Court, But Legal Battle Continues

摘要

Stem cell research supporters are elated— but still worried—after an appeals court last week threw out a temporary ban on the use of federal funds for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. The case now returns to the trial court, where the outcome is unpredictable. And appeals of the trial court's decision could drag out the legal process for many more months. Some onlookers hailed the victory for the Obama Administration as the beginning of the end of the case. "This was a very good day for the [hESC] research community.