The NIH's role in accelerating translational sciences

John C. Reed; E. Lucile White; Jeffrey Aub́; Craig Lindsley; Min Li; Larry Sklar; Stuart Schreiber

doi:10.1038/nbt.2087

The NIH's role in accelerating translational sciences

John C. Reed, E. Lucile White, Jeffrey Aub́, Craig Lindsley, Min Li, Larry Sklar, Stuart Schreiber

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	16-19
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature biotechnology
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2087
State	Published - Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Biotechnology
Bioengineering
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine
Biomedical Engineering

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