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SCIENCE FUNDING IN A TANKING ECONOMY (PART ONE)
An EPA scientist testing online sensors for water distribution systems (Photo courtesy of the US Office of Management and Budget)
The recession is hitting more than banks and homes these days. State budget cuts and no increases from the federal government are straining research labs and scientists. Adam Allington reports the effects might not be as obvious or immediate as the house foreclosures and the credit crisis, the effect on science jobs and innovation might be just as bad:
A related article on the stimulus money for research
Producer: Adam Allington
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Running Time: 3:22