Shapiro, as chair of the presidentially appointed National Bioethics Advisory Commission, has had a longstanding interest in stem cell research and its ethical implications. As a result, the commission recommended that federal agencies be permitted to fund research that created or used human embryonic stem cells, provided the source of these cells was either excess embryos left over from fertility treatments or aborted fetal tissue. The signers of the March 26 letter included the presidents of the American Council on Education, the Association of American Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. The letter was sent to Tommy Thompson, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544.
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