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What happens when billions of dollars in research funding goes away

The Indicator from Planet Money

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This chapter examines Birmingham, Alabama's shift from a steel-centric economy to one focused on health research, driven primarily by NIH funding. It addresses the potential repercussions of proposed funding cuts on both local economies and the broader biomedical research landscape.

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