title: Is biomedical research a national priority?
abstract: Funding for independent biomedical research is little more than noise in the federal budget. As a result, the infrastructure of people who generate new information is being decimated. The nation's economic stability and long-term economic growth supported by this infrastructure are threatened. Researchers need to take positive action to reverse this trend by actively participating in the decision process at all levels.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Applegate
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Burns