Cocaine and the sexual habits of quail, or, why does NIH fund what it does?

A week or so ago (hard to tell with holiday time as it is) Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) released his 2011 “Wastebook”, a list of govt. funded projects that he and his staff consider to be a waste of money. I was of course dismayed to find several science projects make the list, including several funded by the NIH and of importance to public health.

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Cocaine and the sexual habits of quail, or, why does NIH fund what it does?