NIH Director's Statement regarding the Stem Cell Ruling from the Court of Appeals

“I am delighted and relieved to learn of the decision of the Court of Appeals. This is a momentous day—not only for science, but for the hopes of thousands of patients and their families who are relying on NIH-funded scientists to pursue life-saving discoveries and therapies that could come from stem cell research.”

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Institutes of Health