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State money has helped Connecticut carve a niche in stem cell research, luring top scientists to the state and funding more than 200 researchers at the University of Connecticut, Yale and Wesleyan as they pursue treatments for cancer, Parkinson's and other diseases using promising new methods.
But with a looming budget deficit, state stem cell funding could be in jeopardy, at least temporarily.
In her proposal to address the deficit, Gov. M. Jodi Rell called for redirecting to the general fund the $10 million that would have gone to stem cell research in 2010, putting off the next installment of research money for a year.
Jeffrey Beckham, a spokesman for Rell's budget office, said that although stem cell research is a good thing to fund, "We have to prioritize, and some things have to be deferred."
Democrats, who control the legislature, have not yet released a proposal to address the deficit, but legislative leaders said they were mindful that stem cell research creates jobs and that cutting it could hurt the state's economy.
Scientists say that taking away the research...
But with a looming budget deficit, state stem cell funding could be in jeopardy, at least temporarily.
In her proposal to address the deficit, Gov. M. Jodi Rell called for redirecting to the general fund the $10 million that would have gone to stem cell research in 2010, putting off the next installment of research money for a year.
Jeffrey Beckham, a spokesman for Rell's budget office, said that although stem cell research is a good thing to fund, "We have to prioritize, and some things have to be deferred."
Democrats, who control the legislature, have not yet released a proposal to address the deficit, but legislative leaders said they were mindful that stem cell research creates jobs and that cutting it could hurt the state's economy.
Scientists say that taking away the research...