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By Arielle Levin Becker The Hartford Courant January 27, 2010 State legislators killed the governor's proposal late last year to postpone $10 million in stem cell research grants scheduled to be awarded to scientists this spring. But with a looming budget deficit, the state Department of Public Health has pushed back this round of stem cell funding, at least until lawmakers reach a resolution on the budget. The department received about 90 applications for stem cell grants but will wait to begin the peer review process that helps determine which proposals receive funding. |
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