March 25, 2005

Scientists Question Buildup in Biodefense Spending

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Some researchers say that the threat of terrorism is overblown and money is being drained from other microbiology studies

Table: Showing how grants for the study of microbes that could be used as weapons by terrorists has skyrocketed, while grants for basic research in microbiology have fallen

Every year since 1984, Howard A. Shuman has received grant money from the National Institutes of Health for research to study

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