Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Blog Spotlight on the California Stem Cell Report

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Want to keep up with the details of stem cell funding and politics in California? The California Stem Cell Report is the place for you. And while you are there, check out this reaction to my recent Skeptical Inquirer Online column on political communication strategy in the Congressional debate.

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