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Nature 441, 1 (4 May 2006) | doi:10.1038/441001a; Published online 3 May 2006

Painful transition at the NIH

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Elias Zerhouni has a mixed track record as director of the world's largest research agency — but the thrust of his reform effort should be supported.

Leading the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the presidency of George W. Bush was always going to be a challenging assignment.