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Opinion: Congress Should Act to Restore Research Funds

Federal funding crucial to scientific research has steadily declined over the years, but scientists are hoping that approval of a pending bill will restore basic research to a level that leads to major scientific breakthroughs.

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Associate Professor Sung Jung uses mass spectrometers to measure protein in cancer cells at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Monday, February 11, 2013. Baylor College of Medicine received a $6 million CPRIT grant to purchase advanced laboratory infrastructure and pay researchers to measure all of the metabolites and proteins in cancer cells at the same time.
Credit: Michael Stravato

Federal funding crucial to scientific research has steadily declined over the years, but scientists are hoping that approval of a pending bill will restore basic research to a level that leads to major scientific breakthroughs. (Forbes)

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