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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

Anything else, Dr. Collins, about gene therapy--what was that dog's name?

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

Some people have different rates of metabolism. People have to exercise and eat less than other people in order not to become obese.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

It's interesting, because you know, I've been interested in complementary and alternative medicine for a long time.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

We wrote into law certain guidelines, put it right into the law.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

I was disappointed to see in your budget request that your plans cut the funding for the centers by $1.7 million for a total of $72.3 million.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

We ought to look--we ought to just see if there's some suggestions out there.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

Do you think we're putting enough resources into that on the balance of things? This is very promising.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

My gosh, if you could develop a universal vaccine, that would be the answer to everything.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

Well, that's all well and good. I hope you don't mind if I remain skeptical.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

If Congress were to require that all NIH-funded research articles be deposited in the PubMed Central Database, how would that improve scientists' ability to conduct research?

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

Tell him to be prepared for that one. I just want to know what research is being done in that area.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

Well, Senator Cochran and I are trying to do our part in the school nutrition programs in fruits and vegetables.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

We need your scientific background to buttress things.

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 19, 2007

NIH does not stand for the National Institute of basic research. It's called the National Institute of Health for a reason.

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