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Judge blocks federal stem cell research funding

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked guidelines set down by the Obama administration expanding human embryonic stem cell research, throwing into doubt studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other major universities across the nation.

“It?s broad and could have dramatic impact if the court upholds this for all funding of embryonic stem cell research,” said Timothy Kamp, director of UW?s Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center.