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Associated Press - November 20, 2009 2:15 PM ET
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The University of Nebraska's governing board has failed to further limit embryonic stem-cell research at the university.
The NU Board of Regents voted 4-4 Friday on a resolution that would have limited such research at the university system's facilities to existing stem-cell lines, as approved under former President George W. Bush.
There are only eight regents; a tie vote means the measure fails.
President Barack Obama removed government funding restrictions on new stem-cell lines earlier this year.
A state law passed last year already prohibits the use of state resources for creating or destroying embryos for research.
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