One of the world’s most important crop gene storehouses just got a funding boost
The Crop Trust awards rice gene bank long-term funding
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NIH gets $2 billion boost in final 2019 spending bill
For first time in decades, lawmakers finish measure before new fiscal year begins -
Congress sends Trump energy spending bill that includes healthy boost for science
Lawmakers resoundingly reject proposed cuts to basic and applied science programs -
Japan’s science ministry seeks large budget increase, prioritizing massive neutrino detector
Proposed successor to Super-Kamiokande, exascale computer and x-ray satellite win backing -
The Alzheimer’s gamble: NIH tries to turn billions in new funding into treatment for deadly brain disease
Major windfall delivered by Congress is luring researchers from other fields to explore new ideas for stalled fight against Alzheimer’s -
NIH investigating whether U.S. scientists are sharing ideas with foreign governments
Agency reminds researchers to report foreign ties, keep peer reviews confidential -
Hidden conflicts? Pharma payments to FDA advisers after drug approvals spark ethical concerns
Science investigation of journal disclosures and pharmaceutical funding records shows potential influence on physician gatekeepers -
FDA’s revolving door: Companies often hire agency staffers who managed their successful drug reviews
Job changes raise conflict of interest questions -
Senate panel proposes $2 billion, 5.4% increase for NIH
House of Representatives panel has proposed $1.25 billion boost -
Fieldwork in the Arctic is surprisingly costly, limiting the research done there
Funding top-ups for northern research don’t cover true costs -
NIH pulls the plug on controversial alcohol trial
Director Francis Collins acting on report, ends $100 million study of moderate drinking -
European Union, worried about rising tensions, plans to boost military research
Proposed European Defence Fund would spend €13 billion on R&D -
House bill gives NIH a 3% boost in 2019, to $38.3 billion
Small proposed increase is first step in setting next year’s budget for biomedical agency -
NASA science and NSF do well in Senate spending bill
Committee agrees with House of Representatives counterparts to ignore president’s request and boost current levels -
The fight has begun over Europe’s big budget increase for science
Budget would grow under Horizon Europe, but the European Research Council’s share remains flat -
Europe’s science spending set for another big boost
Commission seeks €97.6 billion for “Horizon Europe”
