An article of interest:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117203829.htm

ScienceDaily (Nov. 18, 2008) — A survey of scientists whose studies
became the focus of a public debate about NIH grant funding has found
that many of them engaged in self-censorship as a result of the
controversy. The study found that following the criticism of their
research, scientists removed politically sensitive language from grant
applications and stopped studying certain topics.

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Zoya Hamilton, CRA
Sr. Associate Director, Research Administration
Office of the Vice Provost
Tufts University
Tel (617) 636-6709
Fax (617) 636-2917
http://www.tufts.edu/central/

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