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Research scientists brace for layoffs as stimulus cash dries up
The stimulus bill that pumped more than $8 billion into biomedical research projects in the U.S. is set to end at the end of the month. And the surge of research work that it helped spawn is likely to come to a quick stop, triggering stinging job losses as research scientists jockey for a piece of a much smaller pie. Article
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