What A $5.8 Billion NIH Cut Look Like? Devastation.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are eager to cut the National Institutes of Health funding by the president’s suggested $5.8 billion, but with the proposal still on the table, the sum is not yet safe.

And as 18 percent of the current $31.7 billion budget hangs in the balance, more Americans ought to be on the edge of their seats.

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