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Wired 13.05: VIEW
by Dr. Nanochick at 7:29 pm EDT, May 9, 2005 |
] In an open letter to the National Institutes of Health,
] 758 microbiologists assert that since 9/11, biodefense
] projects have drained money from the basic
] infectious-disease research needed to fight existing
] epidemics. So Wired asked John McGowan, the man who
] allocates NIH funds for both, whether public health is a
] casualty of the war on terror Wired interviewed John McGowan from the NIH about budgeting for science, post- 9/11. I think this entire (and I might add, very short) interview is total crap. Is it just me, or is every answer he gives totally defensive? As someone who is watching the budget from the inside (much like the microbiologists who petitioned), I *do* believe that our budget is decreasing. Now, whether that is because it is being allocated to anti-terrorism research or something else, I am not sure, but I see the effects of the lack of funding every day. |
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RE: Wired 13.05: VIEW
by Decius at 10:57 pm EDT, May 9, 2005 |
Nanochick wrote:
] ] In an open letter to the National Institutes of Health,
] Wired interviewed John McGowan from the NIH about budgeting
] for science, post- 9/11. I think this entire (and I might add,
] very short) interview is total crap. Is it just me, or is
] every answer he gives totally defensive? Well, the interview was putting him on the spot, but at the same time he didn't really defend himself well. I think wired should do more expanded coverage of this. "There are internal numbers that are much more sophisticated than what's available to the public." What does that mean? You would understand everything if you could see inside this black box that I won't show you? Sounds like McArthy's list of communists. He doesn't really address why there is a perception that funding isn't available. |
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