Activists threaten academic research funding

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Right-to-life groups are pressuring the Nebraska legislature to cut funding to the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Scientists at the UNMC Center of Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Diseases use fetal tissue from abortion clinics to get human neurons and microglia for research purposes.

Political aspects, Pro-life movement, Human embryo, University of Nebraska. Medical Center (Omaha, Nebraska)

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NIH researches response to commonly used medicines

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The US National Institutes of Health will award $53 million in research grants by 2005 to identify genetic factors that determine a patient's response to medications. The resulting data will be collected in the Stanford University Pharmacogenetics Knowledge Base.

United States, Genetic aspects, Drug metabolism

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Advocates push for new NIH office

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The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association wants NIH to create an Office of Autoimmune Diseases. However, many scientists believe a separate institute is not necessary, including NIH Director, Harold Varmus.

Management, Autoimmune diseases

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