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Updated Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:41 am TWN, AP

U.S. university board votes down stem-cell changes

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The University of Nebraska's governing board has voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.

The eight-member Board of Regents voted 4-4 Friday, defeating the resolution that would have restricted stem cell experiments to cell lines approved under President George W. Bush. President Barack Obama removed government funding restrictions on new stem-cell lines earlier this year.

A majority of votes is needed for a proposal to pass.

A state law passed last year prohibits the use of state resources for creating or destroying embryos for research.

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