Advanced Cell Technology Commends Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's Decision to Push to Reverse Stem Cell Research Restrictions

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC) commends Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s decision to reverse stem cell research restrictions imposed by his predecessor, Mitt Romney. Patrick told a roundtable of biotechnology officials at a meeting of the Life Science Council, “I believe that life sciences should be guided by science, not politics.” Many in the scientific community contended that Romney’s restrictions could have prevented them from using some stem cells. It was also widely asserted that the restrictions undercut a 2005 law that was approved by the state legislature over Romney’s veto. Should Patrick successfully reverse the research restrictions, Massachusetts will join a growing number of states that have passed legislation or proposed initiatives to expand funding for embryonic stem cell research. These states include, but are not limited to, California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, and Missouri.