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As the new agency’s director, the DARPA veteran will spearhead a high-risk, high-reward approach to biomedical research.

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ARPA-H to Be Within NIH but Independently Managed by HHS

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Opinion: Coronavirus and Regulating Access to High-Risk Pathogens

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Lawrence Tabak Tapped to Serve as Interim NIH Head

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CDC Bypassed Under New COVID-19 Reporting Guidelines

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NIH Scientists Banned from Studying Human Fetal Tissue

NIH Raises Concerns About Foreign Influence in Biomedical Research

Federal Health Agency Revokes Contract with Fetal Tissue Supplier

Former Congresswoman, HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler Dies

Fresh Concerns Raised About UIC Researcher’s Pediatric Drug Study

CDC: Flu Vaccine 36 Percent Effective So Far

Proposed Federal Budget Slashes Funds to EPA, CDC

CDC Director Resigns Over Unresolved Conflicts of Interest

New Federal Policy for Human Research Subjects Delayed

US Research Integrity Head Temporarily Leaves Post

Trump Nominates Alex Azar as Health and Human Services Secretary

HHS Secretary Price Resigns After Criticism of Plane Travel

FDA to Cut Back Hiring of Non-US Citizens

Life Science Funding Cuts Leaked

Trump Meets with HHS, NIH Brass

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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin Tied to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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The Future of CRISPR

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Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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