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NIH pivots away from agency-directed science

US biomedical funding behemoth says the approach will boost innovation, but some researchers worry that under-studied areas of science will suffer.
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  1. Max Kozlov
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A striking change in how the world’s largest biomedical funding agency solicits research proposals has sparked debate about how it should fund science.

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Nature 651, 864-865 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00823-2

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