Already a flood of money from states and private individuals--including billionaires Eli Broad and Ray Dolby--is increasingly allowing the work to move forward despite severe limits on U.S. government funding.

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The BDX3000's ability to play Blu-ray 3D TM Discs augments its broad range of features.

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Broad has also given millions to help fund embryonic stem cell research, as have fellow billionaires Ray Dolby, founder of audio technology maker Dolby Labs, and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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Broad has also given millions to help fund embryonic stem cell research, as have fellow billionaires Ray Dolby, founder of audio technology maker Dolby Labs (nyse: DLB - news - people ), and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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