Health researchers far behind industry using automation, leaves critical research unfunded
Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 19:20
in Mathematics & Economics
The National Institutes of Health has experienced funding cuts even as the number of scientists has grown significantly. University laboratories are closing, faculty positions are being cut, less life-saving research is being conducted, and researchers are spending considerably more time writing grants, and much less time actually doing research. More efficient means of conducting research will be needed if scientific progress is to continue, experts say in a new report.