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Nature 406, 112 (13 July 2000) | doi:10.1038/35018238
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US scientists seek more funds for high-tech equipment
Paul Smaglik
The largest professional body representing US researchers in the life sciences is urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to nearly quadruple its contribution to a scheme that helps investigators pay for equipment costing over $100,000.A survey carried out by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) found that about three-quarters of the 508 NIH-supported scientists who replied felt that the scheme, known as the Shared Instrumentation Grants (SIG) programme, is inadequately funded and managed.
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