In the News story 'Borysiewicz to head UK medical council' (Nature 449, 121; 2007), we misquoted Colin Blakemore, chief executive of the Medical Research Council (MRC), in a way that suggested he knew that there would be a substantial increase in the MRC's budget. Professor Blakemore said that he hoped there would be a substantial increase in the MRC's budget, and points out that he is not in a position to declare a definite funding increase. We apologize to Professor Blakemore.
Published online 19 September 2007 | Nature 449, 270 (2007) | doi:10.1038/449270c
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