" Fred Sauer, who heads Missouri Roundtable for Life, filed Monday with the secretary of state's office to run in the August Republican primary.

" Sauer, of St. Louis, is the fourth Republican in the field of potential challengers to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Other GOP candidates include St. Louis businessman Dave Spence and Kansas City attorney Bill Randles.

Missouri Roundtable for Life was among the groups that successfully challenged a newly created state fund designed to offer incentives to science and technology companies. "

" Indiana leaders who banked on life sciences to generate high-income jobs and prestige a decade ago say the state hasn't achieved all it envisioned but has taken steps in the right direction. "

" Missouri Right to Life had urged the Senate to include the following language, which would provide clear prohibitions against unethical research: Public funds shall not be expended, paid, or granted to or on behalf of an existing or proposed research project that involves abortion services, human cloning, or prohibited human research as defined in section 196.1127.

" “Instead, the Senate approved language that required Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) to announce and post on-line the proposed recipients of public funds they would control ten days prior to distribution of those funds,” Fichter said. “The language would have no prohibitive effect on unethical research.” "

" Top fiscal lawmakers from the two chambers have disagreed annually on how much money should go to a program created in 2006 that promotes state-funded research for stem cells. Money for the program, called the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, comes through an appropriation in the state budget.

" The Senate historically has sought to trim Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposals for the program, while the House has backed the governor’s requests.

" This session, the House again agreed with O’Malley and set funding for the program at $12.4 million. The Senate slashed $2 million in its spending plan, keeping funding for the program flat.

" “This is a prudent approach to continue to protect our strengths in this area,” said Sen. Richard Madaleno, D-Montgomery. “This is a prudent approach to continue to fund research that is unique to the institutions of our state while at the same time recognizing we don’t have money for everything.” "

" Gov. Dannel P. Malloy expressed support for Connecticut's fledgling stem cell industry Tuesday, saying the state should maintain its backing of research and development beyond the 10-year, $100 million investment already committed to the industry.

" "Connecticut supports you and your work," Malloy said to an audience of scientists, researchers and business officials at the StemCONN 2011 conference, which is state's annual gathering of the stem cell industry. "We see great hope and promise in what you are doing." "

" Since the beginning of 2008, New York has awarded nearly $223 million to support stem cell research for the purpose of exploring innovative cures and treatment to life threatening and chronic illnesses. In addition to supporting ground-breaking stem cell research projects, the state's investment has been a tool for economic development by creating hundreds of jobs in the first two years of the program, and is attracting world-renowned researchers and scientists to New York. "

" Regenerative medicine may play a significant role in regenerating the economy of Southeast Michigan, according to medical researchers in the region. Having begun collaborating and co-sponsoring the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit, proponents believe that the growing research infrastructure will bring increased revenue for research facilities and staff and the ability to train new graduate students, develop new drug therapies, and spin off clinical businesses throughout the region. "

" To accelerate the next innovation wave, the United States must invest ambitiously in basic and applied research. "

" We should emphasize life sciences for two reasons. First, we have a running start. Many Utahns will know of Utah's niche in life sciences because of our national recognition for developing the first human artificial heart, the first functional prosthetic arm, the discovery of the first breast cancer-causing gene and the cloning of the world's first mule. In fact, the Salt Lake Valley earned the nickname "bio-valley" from Science Digest because of the number of successful biotech companies located between our northern mountain ranges. The life science industry employs approximately 30,000 Utahns, has revenues in excess of $15 billion and pays an annual wage nearly 50 percent higher than the average.

" The second reason to focus on life science jobs is that each high-paying job created — whether it be an engineer, scientist or lab tech — generates additional economic activity. Analysts estimate that for every 100 jobs created in the life science industry, approximately 260 other jobs are created throughout the economy. So in a very real sense, when you employ a scientist, you also employ a plumber, a carpenter or a school teacher. "