At her stem cell research company at University Research Park, Beth Donley is spending $200,000 in federal money to study embryonic stem cells. She?s hoping for $700,000 more and preparing to apply next month for up to $10 million. That is, she was ? until a surprise ruling by a federal judge Monday called federal funding for the research into question once again. “All bets are off,” Donley, chief executive officer of Stemina, said Tuesday. “It has a chilling effect on the research.” Madison, considered the birthplace of the field, is feeling the impact of the ruling ? at Stemina and other companies, and at UW-Madison, where about 75 scientists studying the cells rely on nearly $5 million a year in federal grants.
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