NIH director Dr. Francis Collins complained Sunday that a lack of funding is behind his agencys failure to produce an Ebola vaccine in time to combat this years epidemic But wait theres more... It cost $592,000 to determine that chimpanzees with the best poop-flinging skills are also the best communicators, and another $117,000 to learn that most chimps are right-handed The NIH budget included $2.4 million for a new condom design whose inventor is now being investigated for fraud Another $939,000 taught scientists that male fruit flies prefer younger females $257,000 went to create a companion website for first lady Michelle Obamas White House garden
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 03:47:30 +0000
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