US 'falling behind' in stem cell research

Liz Ford
Thursday June 1, 2006

A lack of state support for stem cell research in the US has resulted in the country falling behind other nations in this area of science, a group of American politicians said today.

Members of a bipartisan delegation of US congressmen and women on a mission to find out more about stem cell research in the UK met British researchers, government officials and regulatory agencies today, and said that "leadership in this field had shifted to the UK".