Federal Stem-Cell Research Funding Ban Lifted

The cure for a wide variety of illnesses and diseases may be one stop closer.

A federal appeals court lifted an injunction imposed last year by a federal judge, who said all embryonic stem-cell research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) amounted to destruction of embryos, in violation of congressional spending laws.

The ruling, against two plaintiffs who brought a lawsuit to block further research, will allow the Obama administration to continue funding embryonic stem-cell research.

In fact, the NIH has already invested more than $500 million into human embryonic stem-cell research.

Supporters of this kind of research insist their studies have shown promise to treat conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, cancers, and spinal cord injuries!