Stem Cell Researchers Appalled As Judge Blocks Loosened Guidelines
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
"Stunned" by the judgment, NIH Director Francis Collins believes it will stall innovation in the regenerative medicine arena.
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