51.   The federal government currently will not fund biomedical research involving the use of fetal tissues, which are essential to stem cell advances.

52.   The money would be used to advertise the drug and make payments to the partnership that funded Myotrophin research.

53.   The Komen charity funds research toward a cure for breast cancer.

54.   The National Institutes of Health subsequently said it will fund research on these embryonic stem cells because of their vast medical potential.

55.   The Lance Armstrong Foundation accepts donations that fund research projects, awareness campaigns and educational programs related to fighting and preventing cancer.

56.   The nonprofit mostly funds research but also makes money from by running a boat company in Wisconsin and selling commercial real estate there, according to tax forms.

57.   The Pentagon has long been pushing the idea, and the navy has quietly been funding the research.

58.   The research is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

59.   The real pay-off will come in the form of better, cleaner energy sources with more efficient distribution, as long as the government funds basic research.

60.   The research has been funded by the Department of Education and the state of North Carolina, among others.