The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists
Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery
AGE: 55
OCCUPATION: Harvard Stem Cell Institute co-director
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1
PRO: With Obama ending an eight-year ban on federal funding for stem-cell research, Melton can push ahead even further with his lab's efforts to find cures for diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's.
CON: As the resources for embryonic-stem-cell research grow, so does the outcry from its critics.
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