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MADISON, Wis. â?? Some of the nationâ??s top embryonic stem cell research advocates say they are growing concerned that Sen. John McCain will backtrack on his previous support for the work if elected president.
The Republican senator from Arizona has supported lifting President Bushâ??s ban on using federal money to create new stem cell lines from surplus embryos and to award more grants to researchers studying them. His rival for the presidency, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, has a similar position on the research that holds promise to treat a range of disease.
Tim Kamp, a UW-Madison researcher who is co-chairing the summit, said he still believes the political climate for the work is more favorable than the past.