The California stem cell agency's
editorial road show paid off a bit again this week with a mildly
approving editorial in the Oakland Tribune.
of Jonathan Thomas, a Los Angeles bond financier, as chairman of the
$3 billion agency has improved things, compared to the reign of Bob
Klein, who “built a protective shield” around the agency's
governing board and prevented action to deal with obvious
conflict-of-interest problems.
extent” the agency has brought “cutting edge” scientists to the
state and helped boost the stem cell field.
editorial. The half-empty side included the headline.
“California
must get its stem cell house in order”
“...{T)he agency must prove that it
understands how to properly handle the public's money. …. If
the stem cell agency can establish a record as a good steward of
public dollars to finance brilliant science, it can continue to play
a useful role in stimulating and guiding research to bring the
potential cures from stem cell research to fruition.
“If it cannot do that, it will be
just another expensive Tyrannosaurus rex.”
editorial doors around the state in hopes of building support for the
board's modest – some might say inadequate – response to
recommendations for sweeping changes at the agency.
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