California's Stem Cell/Gene Therapy Budget to Hit All-Time High of More than $500 Million

Spending plan boosted to help deal with Trump's research machinations

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As the Trump administration continues to ravage the nation’s biomedical research efforts, California’s state stem cell and gene therapy program is set to hit its highest level of research spending in its two-decade history.

A key panel at the agency unanimously approved a $505.7 million research budget last week for the fiscal year beg…