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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 7 MIN

NIH Funding Cuts Hurt Basic Research and Patients by Dan Wilson

from Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition · host Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson explains how proposed 44% cuts to NIH funding could devastate lifesaving research and stall future medical breakthroughs. He highlights past NIH-supported discoveries like CRISPR and Gleevec that have already transformed deadly diseases into treatable conditions. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2025/08/nih-funding-cuts-hurt-basic-research-and-patients/ About the Author: Dan Wilson earned his PhD in biological sciences from Carnegie Mellon University. He currently works as a scientist in industry and spends some of his free time debunking vaccine and medical misinformation on YouTube with his channel, Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.

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Dan Wilson explains how proposed 44% cuts to NIH funding could devastate lifesaving research and stall future medical breakthroughs. He highlights past NIH-supported discoveries like CRISPR and Gleevec that have already transformed deadly diseases...

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