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Trump Signs Funding Bill Giving NIH $2B Boost in FY19

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law an appropriations package that included a $2 billion budget increase in fiscal year 2019 for the National Institutes of Health.

The bipartisan legislation increases the NIH's budget by 5.4 percent over its fiscal 2018 funding level to $39.1 billion. The bill passed the House by a vote of 361 to 61 and passed the Senate in a 93-to-7 vote. It specifically includes an additional $425 million for Alzheimer's disease research for a total of $2.34 billion; a total of $429.4 million for the BRAIN initiative, a $29 million increase; and $376 million for the All of Us precision medicine study, $86 million more than in FY 2018.

The Scan

Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.