JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state trial judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday filed by critics of embryonic stem-cell research who wanted to block $21 million in state funds from going to life sciences research. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan ruled that no legal dispute existed yet. Missouri Roundtable for Life vowed to appeal and threatened to sue anyone who receives the research grants. The group is concerned the grants could support embryonic stem-cell research.
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