STEM CELL SCIENCE:JOHN D. GEARHART From: Congressional Testimony | Date: May 8, 2008 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Congressional Testimony

05-08-2008

Statement of John D. Gearhart Professor of Medicine Institute for Cell
Engineering Johns Hopkins University Committee on House Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Health May 08, 2008 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee,
I am John Gearhart, a stem cell biologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. I
am pleased to appear before you to discuss the foundation for future cures
through stem cell science. It is rare that a...

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