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Francis Collins: “The best thing we could do for science would be to get on that kind of a stable, predictable trajectory so we can plan…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
The best thing we could do for science would be to get on that kind of a stable, predictable trajectory so we can plan more than 3 months at a time.
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Francis Collins
Pennsylvania

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Collins advocates for stable funding to support long-term scientific planning.

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