A race for cures.

• Position: Stateline, states to fund stem cell research - Brief Article

A number of states are beginning a race to fund stem cell research, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Some people believe its development will generate thousands of jobs. The governor of New Jersey, wants to spend $6.5 million a year over five years. He signed a law affirming the legality of the field in February. A group in California is trying to get a ballot initiative approved that would commit the state to spend almost $300 million a year on such research. The field is growing so fast that last year...