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Scientific breakthroughs are hard without money for research infrastructure

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The US National Institutes of Health issued a policy that could weaken the position of the United States as a global leader in scientific innovation.

The NIH spent more than $35 billion on grants in the 2023 fiscal year , which went to more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 universities, medical schools, and other kinds of research institutions.