IN BRIEF: stem cells, Philip Nitschke, Ronald Cranford
STEM CELL CONFERENCE: Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle will be the keynote speaker at the second annual National Stem Cell Policy and Advocacy Summit at Stanford University on June 10 and 11. The summit will bring together some of the top scientists, policy makers, and patient advocates in the country to discuss the status of stem cell research in the United States.
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