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Another high-stakes election looms — but largely under the radar
A photo illustration of bacteria as seen through a research microscope. (Photo: Per Bengtsson, via Shutterstock)California has another election coming up this fall, but it is not your usual political campaign free-for-all. Instead, it involves the leadership of the $12 billion state stem cell agency, which is trying mightily to develop “miraculous” treatments and cures for diseases that afflict — according to its backers — half of the families in California.
