title: Planning science (a generation after Lewis Thomas).
abstract: Andrew Marks' recent editorial eloquently reiterated a concern that many of us have voiced before, that the current policies and practices of the NIH are not serving the public well.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weissmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014481:United States