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U.S. stem-cell researchers sense a chill

Political sparring, congressional votes and a presidential veto have left embryonic stem-cell researchers right back where they started.But that doesn’t mean things haven’t changed ââ?¬â? they’re worse, proponents of the research say. Scientists say President Bush’s adherence to his stem-cell policy has cast a pall over the future of their work and dashed hopes that the divide will be closed anytime soon.