Its pretty easy to say that this is one of California's boldest and politically charged experiments. The creation of an embryonic stem cell research industry that is off-limits for federal funding by the Bush administration would certainly make for some hot press.

The big question is that with this trial, will it offer the San Francisco-based California Institute for Regenerative Science a forum to demonstrate that it has been and will furthermore be accountable to the state tax payers.

Basically the overall question .. if you dig down .. does the California Institute for Regenerative Science adequately represent the state of California and its voters? BIG AND .. does it properly manage the funds it has been entrusted with?

Essentially, this will be both a political play for opponenets to stem cell research as a whole, and a potention move towards state sponsored research. Likely this case will set a precedent for the future of government sponsored stem cell research. So for those of you in the politics arena .. this will be a case to watch .. more than likely ..

Read more at the LA Times - Stem Cell Institute's Legality Goes to Trial