Embryonic stem cells, Francis Collins, and the NIH.

摘要

On July 6, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued their final guidelines on the reinstatement of federal funding for research on embryonic stem cells. 2 days later. President Barack Obama named the Christian geneticist Francis Collins as his choice as the next head of the agency. This deft two-step seems orchestrated to help patch up the unhappy relationship between an apprehensive public and the scientists whose cutting-edge medical research is currently being stifled.