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President Bush's FY 2003 Federal Budget
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Articles are listed by date, in descending order.

• 2002
  • Therapeutic cloning - Stem cell research
    • September 3, 2002 - German Study Finds Stem Cells Thwart Heart-Attack Damage
    • August 29, 2002 - Fetal Stem Cells Repair Spinal Injury
    • July 11, 2002 - Scientists reject call for moratorium
    • July 10, 2002 - Bioethics advisory panel recommends moratorium on cloning research
    • July 9, 2002 - Saudis take lead on stem-cell cloning
    • July 7, 2002 - Advances on the stem cell front
    • July 2, 2002 - Officials: Cloning ban hurts U of I
    • June 27, 2002 - Therapeutic cloning is life-or-death matter for millions
    • June 20, 2002 - Studies show more potential of stem cells
  
  
  • Research breakthroughs
    • September 2, 2002 - Virus that can infect both mice and humans is driven to extinction with cancer drug
    • July 16, 2002 - New UW solution stores organs even longer
    • July 5, 2002 - Turning off cancer gene shuts down cancer in mice
    • July 1, 2002 - Cell type "crucial" in causing asthma identified
    • July 1, 2002 - Clonal human neurons re-establish connection in rats with severe spinal cord injury
    • June 24, 2002 - Compound may help brain after stroke
    • June 20, 2002 - Boston team grows blood vessels in quest for organs
    • June 16, 2002 - Scientists grow thymus from stem cells in mice
    • June 16, 2002 - Scientists pinpoint role of Heart Disease genes
  
  
  • Animals in research
    • July 7, 2002 - Primal patients help find treatments for AIDS, hepatitis c, etc.
    • July 3, 2002 - Trained subjects: researchers training animals for lab tests
    • June 26, 2002 - Cell phones don't cause cancer, rat study finds
  
  
  • Animal Rights
    • August 31, 2002 - Stock market trader targeted
    • July 14, 2002 - A harsh animal-rights campaign targets N.J. firm, workers
    • July 10, 2002 - Hundreds evacuated after smoke bombs triggered in downtown Seattle
    • July 8, 2002 - A specious argument about speciesism
    • July 1, 2002 - Civil protests no longer are civil
    • June 22, 2002 - Protests against killing of geese turn violent
  
  
  • Issues in science
    • July 2, 2002 - Weighing medical ethics for many years to come
    • June 26, 2002 - War on terrorism calls up expertise
  • Wisconsin News
    • September 6, 2002 - Study finds little promise in adult blood stem cells
    • September 1, 2002 - Start-up firm finds way to new drugs: rats
    • August 25, 2002 - When nine lives isn't enough: Owners of beloved pets turn to veterinary schools for kidney transplants
    • August 24, 2002 - Robot cuts away woman's tumor