Associated Press - October 23, 2009 1:55 PM ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A half-dozen people showed up outside a University of Nebraska regents meeting in Lincoln, protesting against any easing of the university's policies on embryonic stem cell research.

The signs they carried early Friday afternoon carried the same message: "Say no to embryonic stem cell research."

The regents' agenda for later Friday includes a one-hour comment period on the issue, followed by board discussion of its research policy.

Researchers study embryonic stem cells in hopes of developing disease cures. They have come under fire because isolating the cells destroys embryos. Opponents of the research believe human life begins at conception and that destroying an embryo is immoral.

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