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NIH Funding Cuts Hurt Basic Research and Patients by Dan Wilson

NIH Funding Cuts Hurt Basic Research and Patients by Dan Wilson

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Dan Wilson explains how proposed 44% cuts to NIH funding could devastate lifesaving research and stall future medical breakthroughs. He highlights past NIH-supported discoveries like CRISPR and Gleevec that have already transformed deadly diseases into treatable conditions.

Read this article and find accompanying references at:

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2025/08/nih-funding-cuts-hurt-basic-research-and-patients/

About the Author:

Dan Wilson earned his PhD in biological sciences from Carnegie Mellon University. He currently works as a scientist in industry and spends some of his free time debunking vaccine and medical misinformation on YouTube with his channel, Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson.

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