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"An Open Letter to Elias Zerhouni"

In this Letter to the Editor, to be published in the 4 March 2005 issue of Science, a group of more than 700 scientists criticize the "unintended consequences" of the 2001-02 NIH/NIAID decision to "prioritize research of high biodefense significance but low public-health significance."

An Open Letter to Elias Zerhouni [PDF, 18 KB]
S. Altman et al.; Science 307, 1409 (4 March 2005)
Supporting Online Material for "An Open Letter to Elias Zerhouni" [PDF, 214 KB]
Includes appendixes referenced in the Letter, along with a complete list of the names and affiliations of the Letter's signatories.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)