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Science 26 April 1996:
Vol. 272. no. 5261, pp. 488 - 494
DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5261.488
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Special News Report

Jon Cohen

La Jolla, California--Tobacco companies are a major source of support for academic biomedical research in the United States, and these funds are growing. A major debate is brewing in the community over this form of funding, however. Many researchers argue that as long as the funds are provided by peer review and the recipients are entirely free to conduct and publish their research, tobacco money can provide a key source of support for important work at a time when traditional funds are scarce. Critics charge, however, that the industry uses the fact that it is supporting prominent researchers to sow doubts about the health hazards of smoking.


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