The Alliance for Medical Research presents a new video clarifing the misconceptions and misunderstandings of stem cell research with basic information from mainstream medical organizations and agencies of the U.S. government."
The Economic Developement Potential
of Stem Cell Research in Texas
A study authored by Bernard L. Weinstein and Terry L. Clower, professors of applied economics at the University of North Texas, concluded "... an industry that has the potential to support more than 230,000 jobs in Texas, generate $88 billion in economic activity and provide more than $1.3 billion in state and local tax revenue would be at risk should the Legislature impose restrictions on stem cell research above and beyond any federal restriction."
To assist in your quest to understand this complicated field of medical research, The Alliance for Medical Research offers a series of concise one page fact sheets in layman’s terms, with accurate, unbiased scientific information about the field of regenerative medicine. To access the 5 page series, entitled The Facts about Regenerative Medicine, click here.
“It's the federal research that is the big opportunity, that’s where the big dollars are. And to have these avenues to federal resources closed is going to hurt us in the long run.”
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Houston Chronicle
August 22, 2004
