In defence of indirect costs.
In all nations that do science, researchers need support not only for the direct costs of experimentation, but also for the direct costs of their institutions. The US is about to see a vast change in the system for such costs that will affect its ability to do science and, quite possibly, limit the opportunities for researchers from other countries who are studying or working in US laboratories.
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Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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