OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Existing stem cell lines.
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Human insulin.
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Rabies vaccines.
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DNA fingerprinting.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On August 9, 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush introduced a ban on federal funding for research on newly created human embryonic stem (ES) cell lines. The policy was intended as a compromise and specified that research on lines created prior to that date would still be eligible for funding.
Detailed explanation-2: -Using bonds to fund medical research creates a large-scale, long-term portfolio; historically, these have high statistical opportunities of success due to broad risk diversification. Stem cell research is also funded by the federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget.
Detailed explanation-3: -It’s illegal to create embryos specifically for research, but US researchers can use embryos from in vitro fertilization that would otherwise be discarded and have been donated for research.