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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the right decision recently, allowing Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. to use retinal cells derived from embryonic stem cells for clinical trials, and I urge the federal government to increase such permissions and continue funding embryonic stem cell research.

Our nation has justly debated over if and how to experiment with embryonic stem cells, but we now have findings in the field of vision research that give credibility to the expectations that these special cells could profoundly advance our ability to prevent, treat and cure diseases. Our nation has a valuable opportunity to take a significant step forward in medical research, but we need the federal government’s support.

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