Reuters - Harvard University unveiled plans on Thursday for a multibillion-dollar campus expansion that aims to turn America's oldest university into one of the world's top hubs for stem-cell research and other life sciences.

AP - The House voted to expand government-financed embryonic stem cell research Thursday, but for the second time in two years lawmakers were unable to muster enough votes to overcome a promised presidential veto.

Reuters - The new Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to lift President George W. Bush's restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

AFP - In a first major challenge to President George W. Bush, the Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives voted to lift his limits on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research.

AP - Their ranks bolstered by the November elections, supporters of legislation boosting taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells were poised to easily pass the bill again even though President Bush vetoed it last year.

Reuters - Supporters and opponents of human embryonic stem cell research promoted their positions on Wednesday ahead of a congressional vote on the issue, but the White House made clear it disapproves of any changes in legislation.

AFP - The new Democrat-led Congress this week geared for battle against federal financing limits on embryonic stem-cell research set by the White House and its conservative allies on moral grounds.