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 I should add two more points.  One, the NBS exists in the
 sense that it was formed by an executive order of the
 president and has a bureaucratic framework with director
 (Ron Pullium), etc.  Second, because of property rights
 issues and a promise to shrink government, it is also
 mentioned as a "Contract with America" item for
 reduction.

 Of course, the opinions expressed herein are my own, and do
 not necessarily reflect those of DOE, DOI, or the U.S.
 Government.

 James R. Beall, Ph.D.  Health Effects and Life Sciences
 Research Division, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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 Has anyone dealt with or heard anything about the National Biologic
Survey (NBS), an apparently new federal agency set up to "coordinate"
non-NIH and non-NSF biologic research?
 We have a subcontract on a Department of Interior contract and I
have
been told that NBS is now the agency controlling the purse strings.

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