The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to stay his ruling last month that blocks the government from funding research that involves human embryonic stem cells.

Last week, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction that DOJ attorneys said Tuesday threatens ongoing research projects and potentially negates years of scientific progress toward treatment of certain illnesses.

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