UB research in jeopardy after fetal tissue funding ban

The University at Buffalo could see years of stem cell research come to an end as a result of a government directive to end funding tied to fetal tissue. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week announced it will no longer authorize funding for scientific research that involves human fetal tissue. The announcement follows a review begun last September when HHS ended a contract between Advanced Bioscience Resources Inc. and the Food and Drug Administration that provided tissue…
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