William Hurlbut

Member, President's Council on Bioethics

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Physician and Consulting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University; member of the President’s Council on Bioethics

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President Obama has made good on a campaign promise and lifted Bush Administration restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research.

President Obama and Stem-Cell Research in California

President Obama has made good on a campaign promise and lifted Bush Administration restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research.

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