Pro-life and religious groups will ultimately feel that the bank signals the start of a commodification of human life and that the special status granted to human embryonic material - the requirement that it should be used only for research that would lead to the creation of life - has now changed.
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Initially it would take responsibility only for biomedical research, but ultimately its remit would be broadened to cover all branches of science.
Frist's principles include banning human cloning and allowing taxpayer dollars for research only on embryos created for in-vitro fertilization and not from abortions.
On 9 August, 2001, President George Bush declared that federal funding would only be available for research using existing stem cells - meaning that no new lines could be created, whether from existing embryos or cloned embryos.
Federal research funds were prohibited for embryonic stem-cell research until August 2001, when Bush approved spending for research using only already-existing cell lines.
Collecting accurate data is crucial, not only for patient care but for research, Madhavan says.
Long gone are the days when market research was only for large corporations with big budgets.
The experiment on cloud formation also seems likely to undermine the particle physics laboratory's reputation for pursuing only blue skies research.
All demonstrations so far have been conducted for research purposes only.
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And for my part, I can only really speak for how they have affected social science research.
Mr. HOFFMAN: (As Jon Savage) It's the only time I can get away for research.
Because the U.S. Congress only recently loosened laws restricting funds for research involving embryos, scientists have focused their efforts on other sources.
President Bush, citing ethical issues, has allowed only limited federal funding for stem-cell research.
Oppenheimer noted that Apple has only 175 carriers today, versus 550 for Research In Motion (RIMM).
The School of Pharmacy is one of the most highly rated pharmacy schools in the UK and the only institution completely dedicated for pharmacy teaching and research.
He suggests a more focused approach: Concede that companies can claim a credit for routine research, but only if they devote 5% of their research budgets to truly innovative projects, in which the development of a product is not assured.
One possible compromise is to fund only research using the embryonic stem cell lines that already exist, and refuse funding for research that relies on future destruction of embryos, even if the cells are collected in the private sector.
Internet accounts are available only to foreigners, or to favoured Cubans for research purposes.
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In 2000, Standard and Poor's Fixed Income Research made only one credit upgrade for every four credit downgrades.
"A thriving research sector is our only hope for defeating dementia, " he added.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, only one-third of poor children saw a dentist in 2008.
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Not only does Bittman seem incapable of doing research for his articles but he is consistently unable to find reliable sources.
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And an end to the research drought can only be good for patients and drug companies, and the economy as a whole.
According to the Netherlands Institute for Social Research, in 2008 only 4% of the 70% of Dutch women who worked part-time wished they had a full-time job.
Only 15% was slated for clean-energy research and development.
In practice, however, in America, where such patents are routinely granted, companies have allowed free use of their inventions for research purposes, demanding payment only if commercial use is made of them.
The worst-case outcome for them is a forced separation not only of research, but of all trading in equities, bonds and derivatives from their corporate-advisory work.
Mr. SEAN MCALINDEN (Chief Economist at the Center for Automotive Research): We really only saw a list of carrots, you know, the good things in the buyout.
The next step is to accept that its problems will only get worse, since the effects of the Internet on physical stores will only get stronger as more consumers use the Internet for research and shopping.
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