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A voter-approved expansion of stem cell research in the state has run into political and financial roadblocks, putting the future of the research in doubt.

California’s $3 billion stem cell research program appointed an interim president, Richard A. Murphy, while it continued a longer-than-expected search for a permanent chief. Mr. Murphy recently retired as president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego. The previous stem cell program president, Zach Hall, announced his retirement in December and left [...]

Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona said that Bush administration officials tried to weaken or suppress health reports.

A Korean scientist who was found to have fabricated much of his work did achieve a scientific first, though not the one he claimed.

Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona said that Bush administration officials tried to weaken or suppress health reports.

The move effectively pushed the debate surrounding the research into the 2008 presidential campaign.

The move effectively pushed the debate surrounding the research into the 2008 presidential campaign.

By pairing the veto with a new scientific initiative, the White House clearly hopes to blunt the inevitable criticism that President Bush will face for vetoing the embryonic stem cell measure.

By pairing the veto with a new scientific initiative, the White House clearly hopes to blunt the inevitable criticism that President Bush will face for vetoing the embryonic stem cell measure.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is now facing questions on whether he has shifted his stand on expanded federal support for stem cell research.