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. 2014 May 15;509(7500):282-3.
doi: 10.1038/509282a.

Policy: NIH to balance sex in cell and animal studies

Janine A Clayton, Francis S Collins

Policy: NIH to balance sex in cell and animal studies

Janine A Clayton et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Janine A. Clayton and Francis S. Collins unveil policies to ensure that preclinical research funded by the US National Institutes of Health considers females and males.

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  • NIH policy: status quo is also costly.
    McCullough LD, McCarthy MM, de Vries GJ. McCullough LD, et al. Nature. 2014 Jun 19;510(7505):340. doi: 10.1038/510340b. Nature. 2014. PMID: 24943945 No abstract available.
  • NIH policy: mandate goes too far.
    Fields RD. Fields RD. Nature. 2014 Jun 19;510(7505):340. doi: 10.1038/510340a. Nature. 2014. PMID: 24943947 No abstract available.

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