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Nature 392, 635 (16 April 1998) | doi:10.1038/33473

Mirage in the Senate?

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Enthusiasm for science is strong in Washington, but enthusiasm for necessary choices is not.

This month's US Senate budget resolution is the best pointer yet to what next year's science budget will contain, and the signals it sends are mixed. On the one hand, the resolution specifies a generous increase for research at the National Institutes of Health.