Wayne State is mentioned in this article as being one of the institutions that the Michigan Economic Development Corp. says the state of Michigan has invested $178 million into for the growing Life Sciences Corridor. This corridor also mentions the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids . The focus of the article is on the economic boom created by stem cell research, and the Michigan medical community's inability to take part due to the legislative ban on using human embryos for medical research.