Stem Cell Center Looks to Recast Itself in Supporting Role

摘要

The Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC), a controversial experiment in speeding the commercialization of stem cell research, is slated for a radical overhaul. For the next 2 years, the center plansrnto turn away from its much-criticized commercial focus and recharge its research effort. Then in 2011, ASCC is likely to be transformed into an outfit that provides technical and licensing support for stem cell research.rnThe government-funded consortium of top stem cell researchers, which has received $75 million since it was founded in 2002, has long suffered from a clash of visions.