US bill supports research in marine biotechnology
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University marine biologists can expect a new source of funding once a bill aiming to create a marine biotechnology research program gains approval in Congress. The Marine Biotechnology Investment Act would provide for the allocation of $20 million for FY 1994 for research projects. The National Sea Grant College Program would be responsible for its administration, while a national review panel would take care of screening project proposals on the basis of their scientific quality. The biotechnology program and the work of the national review panel will begin only after the additional funds requested from 1994 to 1997 shall have already been appropriated.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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Biomedical trust fund is proposed to support basic research at NIH
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US senators Tom Harkin and Mark Hatfield have recommended the institution of a trust fund for biomedical research, a proposal that has been welcomed by professional societies as it would increase the funds available to them. Some cities view the idea as a reaction to Pres Bill Clinton's budget proposal for the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) rather than as a plan to serve the public. The trust fund will draw its money from a $5 tax on each health insurance premium. Harkin and Hatfield have proposed these plans because they feel that biomedical research is not advancing enough to solve the US public's health problems.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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Gemini telescope project shifts into high gear
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The Gemini Project, an international effort to construct two eight-meter astronomical telescopes, is well underway thanks to the administrative skills of director Sidney Wolff. Having overcome the complexities inherent in organizing an international collaboration, Wolff is planning to finalize the project's finances once she knows how much money is obtainable. Half of the cost will be paid for by the US, 25% by the UK, 15% by Canada and the rest possibly by Latin American nations. The project's goal is to build one telescope in Hawaii by 1998 and the other in Chile by 2000.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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