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Different Sort of Boost

The US House of Representatives passes two bills to increase scientific research funding, the New York Times reports.

Boosts Requested

President Joe Biden is seeking an increase in federal spending, including higher budgets for the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Bit of a Boost

A bill seeks to increase the National Science Foundation budget and establish a new directorate there, according to Science.

Somalogic Using $1M in NSF Funding to Explore Quantum Biosensing Tech
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The approach could allow for more portable applications of its SomaScan technology while also improving the specificity of its proteomic measurements.

SomaLogic, Academic Collaborators Win $1M NSF Grant to Develop Proteomic Screening Assay

Other grant recipients include scientists from the University of Chicago, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Washington.

Oct 15, 2018

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Indiana U Win $1.3M in NSF Funding for Genomics Program

Sep 25, 2018

Aperiomics Wins $229K NSF Award for Metagenomic Sequencing-Based Pathogen ID Tech

Aug 31, 2018

NSF Awards $10M in EDGE Program Grants

Feb 12, 2018

White House Proposes 27 Percent Cut in NIH Funding in FY 2019, Then Suggests $9.2B Infusion

Oct 27, 2017

NSF to Award $6M in EDGE Program Grants in 2018

Sep 22, 2017

Yale Awarded $1.8M NSF Grant to Establish Center for Genomically Encoded Materials

Jun 13, 2017

NSF Awards Grants Supporting Genomic Tool Development

May 8, 2017

Trump Signs Budget Into Law, NIH to Get $2B Increase

Mar 28, 2017

White House Proposes $1.2B Cut to NIH Budget in 2017

Jan 24, 2017

NSF, USDA Award Microbiome Research Grants

Jul 8, 2016

MBio Lands $218K NSF Grant for Water Toxin Testing

Mar 2, 2016

FASEB Calls for Increased FY2017 Funding for NIH, Other Science Agencies

Jan 14, 2016

Rebranding Reflects iPlant Platform's Growing Popularity in the Life Sciences, Other Domains
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Aug 11, 2015

NSF Awards $2.6M to Fund Research on Plant Long Non-Coding RNAs

Aug 4, 2015

NSF Awards KSU $1.6M for Wheat Genome Research

Jul 15, 2015

NSF Awards Researchers $1.4M to Develop High-Quality Map of Cotton Genome

Jun 9, 2015

Cornell Researchers Awarded $1.3M NSF Grant to Study Genetics of Rice Traits

May 6, 2015

NSF Grants Cornell $5.5M for Genome Editing in Rice

Mar 30, 2015

NSF Grants $671K for Genomic Biodiversity Research Led by UT Arlington

Feb 2, 2015

President Obama Calls for $1B Increase in NIH Funding in 2016 Budget

Breaking News
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US Booster Eligibility Decision

The US CDC director recommends that people at high risk of developing COVID-19 due to their jobs also be eligible for COVID-19 boosters, in addition to those 65 years old and older or with underlying medical conditions.

Arizona Bill Before Judge

The Arizona Daily Star reports that a judge is weighing whether a new Arizona law restricting abortion due to genetic conditions is a ban or a restriction.

Additional Genes

Wales is rolling out new genetic testing service for cancer patients, according to BBC News.

Science Papers Examine State of Human Genomic Research, Single-Cell Protein Quantification

In Science this week: a number of editorials and policy reports discuss advances in human genomic research, and more.