Upcoming Coverage this Morning of CIRM Board Meeting

We plan to bring our readers live coverage of the meeting today of the board of the California stem cell agency, assuming our Internet connection from Nicaragua holds up. The board is expected to discuss the selection of a new chair and the agency's response to recommendations for closer ties to industry and aggressive outreach for promising research outside of California. Readers can listen to an Internet audiocast of the session, which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. PST. Directions for the audiocast can be found on the agenda.