Re: stem cells

[Bob Allison <ballison@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Greg and AJ! Bob
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From: "Maxine Krugman" <MMKRJK@xxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: stem cells


> along with greg and a.j. i attended this session with the governor signing
> the two bills and then meeting with a small number of us after in a mini
town
> hall meeting. he and deborah ortiz, state senator who authored the bills
and has
> been a great friend to the parkinson community, took questions for over
half
> an hour unscripted about all issues . pretty impressive actually. these
bills
> establish a registry for stem cells, an oversight team to make sure
everything
> is done in accordance with the law, both public and private stem cell work
> and to make anonymous stem cells available to docs/scientists here in
california
> who do this important work. apparently 35 doctors/scientists from places
like
> harvard and m.i.t. have come to california to work since the signing last
> year of the ortiz bill authorizing the work on stem cells from any source.
this
> year it further defines what can and is being done with regard to
embryonic
> stem cells. greg and a.j. have testified tirelessly for well over a year
driving
> up to sacramento and back home and should be applauded for their efforts.
> maxine
>
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