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AAAS analysis finds Congress would add billions to FY 2008 R&D investment

08-07-2007 · EurekAlert!

The US Senate and House of Representatives are poised to add billions of dollars to the fiscal year 2008 research and development budget, with much of the proposed new funding targeted for environmental, energy and biomedical initiatives, according to a new report by the R&D Budget and Policy Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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