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Nobel laureates line up behind Obama's science policy
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Oct 02, 2008 04:12pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Boston Globe |
| News Date | Thursday, September 25, 2008 07:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Barack Obama's campaign today laid out a detailed science policy, including a commitment to double funding for major science agencies over the next decade. The campaign also announced that 61 Nobel laureates -- including many current and former Bay State scientists -- are endorsing Obama.
Calling the Bush Administration's science policy "disastrous," MIT professor and Nobel laureate Robert Horvitz joined a conference call to speak in support of Obama's science policy, which includes elevating the role of White House science adviser to a senior-level position and reversing the ban on using federal funds for human embryonic stem cell research on cell lines created after August 9, 2001.
"Instead of shutting scientific knowledge out of the White House, Senator Obama will engage top scientists," Horvitz said. "Instead of blocking groundbreaking efforts to use embryonic stem cell research to find cures for diseases like Parkinson's disease... Senator Obama will provide strong support to these efforts." |
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