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President Obama Releases 2013 Budget Proposal

President Obama has remained steadfastly supportive of a strong federally backed scientific research enterprise. Even in austere times President Obama has strived to make scientific research a priority in his budgets. Yet, with the unveiling of his FY13 budget proposal on
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FY12 Spending Debate Comes to a Close

Congress completed, and the President signed into law, the FY12 appropriations bill. The $915 billion spending bill wraps up the remaining nine appropriations measures. The bill provides funding for programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National
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Suspended Animation: Control of Respiration during Trauma

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Mark Roth
October 5, 2011

Watch Dr. Roth, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, as he discusses his studies of suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. Previously, the idea of suspended animation only "lived" in the realm of science fiction. Yet Roth's research is showing that this technique can potentially “suspend” trauma victims long enough to be successfully treated and therefore extend their survival.