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CIRM eyes final $800 million for stem cell research
A liquid nitrogen bank containing a suspension of stem cells. (Photo: Elena Pavlovich)If you are interested in how the state of California is going to spend its final $800 million or so on stem cell research, you should catch a key meeting next Tuesday in Oakland, which also can be heard online. The session involves the 29-member, governing board of the $3 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), as the state stem cell agency is formally known.