Trump proposes external watchdog to veto NIH grants on ideological grounds
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Trump reportedly plans an external, unanimous-approval panel to review NIH grant awards and veto those that do not align with the administration’s political priorities, a move critics say amounts to censorship and departs from merit-based funding, amid lawsuits and a backdrop of funding cuts and scrutiny of research topics.
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