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NIH leadership and edge science amid funding shifts
Independent journalist Benjamin Ryan examines NIH directional priorities under Bhattacharya, noting calls for exploratory research and a shift toward novelty metrics. He traces how four decades of study, including Gila monster venom leading to GLP-1 drugs, reflect both progress and stagnation in U.S. science funding and risk tolerance amid political pressures.
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