A number of states and philanthropies rushed in to fill the gap after President George W. Bush imposed the restrictions in 2001.
So it was amply funded all along and the ban didn't stop anyone from doing anything? Yup.
And ESCR isn't that promising after all? Yup.
Just as Bush & the pro-lifers told you to guffaws for 8 years? Yup.
P.S. New adult stem cell breakthrough: now they can use your own cells to cure congestive heart failure.