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An Unseemly Performance: Former Chair of Stem Cell Agency Promotes $20 Million Research Proposal

An Unseemly Performance: Former Chair of Stem Cell Agency Promotes $20 Million Research Proposal

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Aug 22, 2012
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An Unseemly Performance: Former Chair of Stem Cell Agency Promotes $20 Million Research Proposal
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Bob Klein is nearly an icon in the history of the $3 billion California stem cell agency. And when he appeared before its governing board last month and aggressively touted a $20 million grant proposal already rejected by agency reviewers, his actions raised eyebrows.

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Elie Dolgin/Nature photoKlein's comments carried unusual weight, given that…

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