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Schwarzenegger Cuts Stem Cell Deal With Canada

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Ontario and California will work together to develop new stem cell therapies to help conquer cancer, and will cooperate on curbing greenhouse gas emission, the leaders of the two regions said on Wednesday.

Flanked by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty pledged C$30 million ($28 million) for a Cancer Stem Cell Consortium at a Toronto research center.

"Californian and Ontarian researchers pioneered the discovery of cancer stem cells which are at the root of many cancers," McGuinty told a packed house at the facility, just steps away from some of Canada's top hospitals.

"The cancer stem cell consortium will research ways to use this knowledge of cancer stem cells to find a lasting cure for cancer."

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  Under the program, scientists in Ontario will work closely with researchers in California.

"With all these brilliant minds and great commitments that we have here in Canada and California, we are leading the world in stem cell research," said Schwarzenegger, who has butted heads with President George W. Bush in his efforts to bring stem cell research to the forefront.

"We are as powerful as any one can ever be on stem cell research. I am looking forward for all of us working together and to cure all of those illnesses as quickly as possible."

Stem cells are a kind of master cell for the body, capable of growing into various types of cell or tissue and cell. Scientists hope to use the cells to repair tissue damaged by disease or injury.

The two leaders also signed an agreement to co-ordinate policies to reduce greenhouse gases from vehicles.

"Like California, Ontario is leading the way in recognizing that we must take action now to fight global warming and to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels," Schwarzenegger said. "We are soulmates on this issue."

© Reuters 2007.

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