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NU President J.B. Milliken, left, visits with NU Regent Howard ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:55 GMT

(AP) - NU President J.B. Milliken, left, visits with NU Regent Howard Hawks during the board of regents' Nov. meeting at Varner Hall in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows. (AP Photo/Bill Wolf)

NU Regent Tim Clare lends his vocal support to a resolution ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:37:47 GMT

(AP) - NU Regent Tim Clare lends his vocal support to a resolution that would limit stem cell research at the University of Nebrska Medical Center during the board's Nov. meeting Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Lincoln, Neb. The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows. (AP Photo/Bill Wolf)

NU Board of Regent Jim McClurg of Lincoln, left, takes notes ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:45 GMT

(AP) - NU Board of Regent Jim McClurg of Lincoln, left, takes notes during public testimony Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at the regent's monthly meeting in Lincoln, Neb., regarding the expansion or restriction of embryonic stem cell research as Regent Brad Bohn looks on. The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows. (AP Photo/Bill Wolf)

NU Board of Regents Jim McClurg, left, Brad Bohn, center, and ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:39 GMT

(AP) - NU Board of Regents Jim McClurg, left, Brad Bohn, center, and Chuck Hassebrook listen as Rick Kolkman of North Platte testifies in opposition to a resolution restricting embryonic stem cell research at the board's Nov. meeting in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows. (AP Photo/Bill Wolf)

FILE - In this file photo from Oct. 23, 2009, opponents of embryonic ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:20 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this file photo from Oct. 23, 2009, opponents of embryonic stem cell research hold a protest outside the University of Nebraska regents' meeting in Lincoln, Neb. The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

A woman prepares stem cells for culture. French doctors on Friday ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:29 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A woman prepares stem cells for culture. French doctors on Friday said they had used human embryonic stem cells to grow skin that one day may be used as potentially life-saving temporary patches for patients suffering bad burns.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)

Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. Embryonic stem cell ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:35 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.(AFP/Getty Images/File)

An employee of WiCell Research Institute, Inc. prepares stem ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:36 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - An employee of WiCell Research Institute, Inc. prepares stem cells for culture at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center at University Wisconsin-Madison, March 2009. Human embryonic stem cells may one day be used to help people recover abilities to learn and remember that are lost after radiation treatment for brain tumors, experiments on rats suggest.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)

Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. A breakthrough mix ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:09:38 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)

South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, second from ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:24:58 GMT

(AP) - South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, second from left, is greeted by his supporters as he leaves after his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Hwang, who falsely claimed to have achieved major breakthroughs in stem cell research, was convicted Monday of charges connected to his research, but avoided jail as the court suspended a two-year prison term for him. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Ahn Jung-hwan)

South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, center, speaks ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:56:27 GMT

(AP) - South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, center, speaks to reporters after his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Hwang, who falsely claimed to have achieved major breakthroughs in stem cell research, was convicted Monday of charges connected to his research, but avoided jail as the court suspended a two-year prison term for him. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, second from ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:46:29 GMT

(AP) - South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, second from left, bows to his supporters as he leaves after his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Hwang, who falsely claimed to have achieved major breakthroughs in stem cell research, was convicted Monday of charges connected to his research, but avoided jail as the court suspended a two-year prison term for him. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, third from left, ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:46:08 GMT

(AP) - South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk, third from left, is greeted by his supporters as he leaves after his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Hwang, who falsely claimed to have achieved major breakthroughs in stem cell research, was convicted Monday of charges connected to his research, but avoided jail as the court suspended a two-year prison term for him. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)