Seeking to blunt criticism he would stand in the way of groundbreaking science, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green on Tuesday proposed spending $25 million in state money on embryonic stem-cell research that doesn’t harm embryos.
Green even took a page from the playbook of Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, making the announcement in Hartland flanked by families affected by juvenile diabetes, one of the diseases stem-cell research holds promise to treat. Doyle has made championing the science a centerpiece of his campaign.
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