Today the two sides in the legal battle about whether federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is both legal registered their opposition to the University of California demand (UC) this week to become a party to the lawsuit, the first university to do.
In submissions to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, plaintiffs, two researchers studying adult stem cells, support the UC has not justified why it should be allowed to join this late stage, over a year after initially pursued seekers. The Department of Justice, which defends the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services, said that although the CPU "is a valuable and important perspective to offer," making it a party to the case more invite universities to weigh and slow down the call. instead, advocates of justice suggest that UC should submit an amicus (friend of the court) supporting the government's position . both sides say the interests of unified communications are adequately represented by the government.
at 10 am on Monday 27 September, the court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on whether the court should make a living longest of August 23 preliminary injunction from a district court stopped the hESC research for more than 2 weeks.
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