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The source of this story is Madison.com: http://tinyurl.com/6u89w UW stem cell team gets $1.2M grant By Aaron Nathans February 4, 2005 University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles. The team, led by renowned researcher James Thomson, will use the money for a three-year project focusing on the ability of embryonic stem cells to proliferate indefinitely while being able to develop into any of the cell types in the human body. Thomson was the first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells. "Inadequate federal funding for human embyronic stem cell research gives private funding in this area an exceptionally high impact, and we are very grateful for the investment that Keck is making here," Thomson said. The money will help Thomson's team study embryonic stem cells to make it possible to understand how to reprogram adult stem cells into a state where they can develop into any cell type. The Keck Foundation focuses on giving grants in the areas of medical research, science and engineering. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn