California state-funded institute scraps selection process that put cancer projects at a disadvantage

Cancer researchers are resubmitting applications to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a state agency tasked with awarding billions of dollars of scientific funding for stem cell and gene therapy, has rescinded a controversial policy that was disrupting the flow of funding to cancer research.

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