ScienceNIH to divert part of its budget to fund Defense Department research

The NIH has signed a 10-year agreement to transfer money from its infectious-disease research budget to the Department of Defense. The funds will support medical countermeasures for pandemic influenza, CBRN threats, and emerging diseases, though the amount remains unspecified. Reports say the Pentagon sought as much as one-third of the budget but may receive about 10 percent.

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