61. The American Liver Foundation is committed to supporting research and informing the public about liver diseases. 62. The Clinton administration, having backed away from calls for raising fuel-economy standards, has instead focused on supporting research into more fuel-efficient vehicles. 63. The embryos are destroyed in the process of obtaining the cells, and Bush said he would not support research that required further destruction of embryos. 64. The discovery was announced in Washington by Novas at the National Geographic Society, which supported the research. 65. The findings, which support earlier research on the dangers of teen drivers, appear in the April issue of the journal Pediatrics. 66. The financing will help support research at the university by David Martin, an assistant professor of math and computer science, and three associates. 67. The feds also support research directly through such agencies as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the departments of defense and commerce. 68. The group also asked that the government continue a moratorium on the use of federal funds to support research that would lead to the cloning of people. 69. The foundation is supporting research on whether the asset gap can be narrowed by making high interest, tax-free savings accounts available to low-income people for education or retirement. 70. The House vote also comes as President Bush weighs whether federal funds should support research in which stem cells are extracted from human embryos discarded at fertility clinics. |