1.   Among other things, the money would help underwrite scientific research, breeding programs to help the species multiply and land purchases necessary to provide important habitat.

2.   But now mainstream scientific organizations are underwriting such research.

3.   Cantor also set up a fund at Stanford to underwrite research on Rodin.

4.   In exchange for underwriting the research, the companies retain the option to license different aspects of the technology, which received its first patent in May.

5.   One of the principal functions of the star system, therefore, is to attract governmental and foundation funding that underwrite research.

6.   The manufacturers, for their part, argue that they use the markup to underwrite research.

7.   Should the government underwrite medical research that kills fertilized human eggs now being stored in fertility clinics in order to extract such genetic material?