LA lawmakers pushes stem cell education

An LA lawmaker wants California students to learn more about stem cells in high school and college so they can be ready for the next frontier in science.

SIGN-UP: Get break "This is the Golden State and the next gold rush in California will be found in the petri dishes and our laboratories, that are going to bring forth the techs and scientists for the next generation. Those are our students, high school and college, and we have to be prepared," said Gloria Romero.

Romero introduced legislation calling for education officials to collaborate with the state stem cell agency, to prepare public high school and university students for careers in stem cell research.

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