Proposal would keep funding flat for most research agencies, but cuts could come early next year.
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07 December 2016
This post has been updated to reflect the fact that the Senate approved the 21st Century Cures Act on 7 December.
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Skibba, R. Stopgap spending bill leaves US scientists in limbo. Nature (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.21112
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