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DiogenesKynikos on Feb 5, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: What's happening inside the NIH and NSF

Almost 100% of basic scientific research in the world is funded by governments.

The R&D figures you're citing are for engineering the latest iPhone, not for figuring out how basic biology works.

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