By: Chad Franzen Posted at: 11/21/2009 06:54 AM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The University of Nebraska's governing board has failed to further limit embryonic stem-cell research at the university.
The NU Board of Regents voted 4-4 Friday on a resolution that would have limited such research at the university system's facilities to existing stem-cell lines, as approved under former President George W. Bush.
There are only eight regents; a tie vote means the measure fails.
President Barack Obama removed government funding restrictions on new stem-cell lines earlier this year.
A state law passed last year already prohibits the use of state resources for creating or destroying embryos for research.
