US accused of 'cover-up' in defence of Gallo claims
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A draft US Congress report of a three-year probe alleges US administration of a massive cover-up to defend the claims of Robert Gallo of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that he discovered the AIDS virus used to develop the US HIV test. The report says that a 1987 settlement crediting Gallo and Luc Montagnier of the Institut Pasteur with co-discovering the virus glossed over unresolved issues.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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Sweden streamlines research administration
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The Swedish parliament is considering the replacement of Sweden's many research councils with four bodies which would oversee basic research, environmental and agricultural issues, social and working-life issues, and industrial research.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Hard times for high tech
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Issues concerning the effects of the economic downturn of 2001 on high technology industries are discussed. In particular the consequences of cut backs in research and development are examined.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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