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Despite the general perception that biomedical research funding decisions are apolitical, Congressional members steer billions of dollars in research money from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to researchers and institutions in their home states, according to a University of California, Berkeley study.
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Research universities may not be able to count on their ability to attract the best young faculty talent, a survey released on January 20th, 2009 suggests.
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Periwinkle plant cells could synthesize potential drugs
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House Democrats today unveiled an $825 billion plan to boost the U.S. economy that includes $10 billion for research and instrumentation and another $6 billion to modernize academic laboratories.
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Sandia National Laboratories is adopting two new Department of Energy (DOE) model agreements that will simplify the way universities and industry use the Labs facilities.
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NIST researchers have developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans.
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In a macabre discovery fit for Indiana Jones, archaeologists in Spain unearthed a 14th century brick oven with a unique role to bake bones.
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For the global chemical industry, the very bad day started early in the fourth quarter of 2008, and it may last another six months.
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While direct economic stimulus plans could lead to short-term economic benefits, it takes education and technological innovation to create lasting, long-term economic growth and job creation.
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Many U.S. export and visa controls, developed during the Cold War era to prevent the transfer of technological and scientific advances to our enemies, now harm U.S. national security and economic prosperity.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the construction start of the state-of-the-art National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
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It may, in the future, be possible to treat brain diseases with ultrasound
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