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George W. Bush announced his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells on August 9, 2001.
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Is it true that George W. Bush announced his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells on August 9, 2001?
Yes. Official and historical records confirm that President George W. Bush announced his policy permitting federal funding for limited, existing embryonic stem cell lines on August 9, 2001.
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It confirms that in 2001, President George W. Bush announced a policy on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
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PLOS (all journals): Differential Impact of Science Policy on Subfields of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086395
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It explicitly states that on August 9, 2001, President Bush announced his decision to allow federal funds for existing human embryonic stem cell lines.
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GovInfo: FR 2009 02 20. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-02-20
It references the 2001 Bush administration policy restricting federal funding for embryonic stem cell lines.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: The malignant niche: safe spaces for toxic stem cell marketing. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41536-017-0036-x.pdf
It mentions the presidential statement on August 9, 2001, regarding federal funds for human embryonic stem cells.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Structural Biochemistry/Nucleic Acid/DNA/Transgenic Animals. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Nucleic_Acid/DNA/Transgenic_Animals
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