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Nature 431, 497 (30 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431497b; Published online 29 September 2004
NIH researchers face blanket consulting ban
Emma Marris
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced plans to ban its scientists from carrying out any paid consultancy work for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for 12 months.In a memo to staff on 24 September, NIH deputy director Raynard Kington said that an internal ethics investigation had "identified vulnerabilities in our system that give us pause".
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