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National Institutes of Health

The nation's premier medical research institution. Faced political interference over pandemic guidance, gain-of-function research funding controversies, and attempts to suppress scientific findings inconvenient to officials.

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high riskFederal Executive Department

National Institutes of Health

The nation's premier medical research institution. Faced political interference over pandemic guidance, gain-of-function research funding controversies, and attempts to suppress scientific findings inconvenient to officials.