Аннотация:BIOTECHNOLOGYThe stock market slump and subsequent evaporation of venture capital is being felt keenly across the biotech landscape. Hit particularly hard is one of the hottest areas of all: human embryonic stem cells and therapeutic cloning, the creation of stem cell lines that are identical genetically to a prospective patient's. The depth of suffering among stem cell companies reflects how far off profits may lie.