February 4, 2000

Spate of Suspensions of Academic Research Spurs Questions About Federal Strategy

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

A U.S. agency, its own future uncertain, unsettles college officials with its crackdown

For much of the 1990's, scientists at academic health centers benefited from a surge of clinical research that brought their institutions money, prestige, and patients seeking cutting-edge cures.

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