Congress
Removal Inquiry
The Wall Street Journal reports that US lawmakers are seeking additional information about the request to remove SARS-CoV-2 sequence data from a database run by the National Institutes of Health.
Committees Seek Information
The New York Times reports two congressional committees are seeking information about the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of Biogen's Alzheimer's disease treatment.
US House Appropriations Committee Seeks 15 Percent NIH Funding Increase for Fiscal 2022
The House committee called for an additional $3.5 billion for all existing NIH institutes and centers, with an increase of no less than 5 percent for each.
Different Sort of Boost
The US House of Representatives passes two bills to increase scientific research funding, the New York Times reports.
How Much of a Threat?
Science writes that need for a provision aimed at shoring up genomic data security within a new US bill is being questioned.