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Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

Dr. Francis Collins was a leading figure in the mapping of the human genome sequence, and he’s worked to translate that discovery into a revolution in…

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Sammies-recognized USDA engineer extending lives of dams, preventing major disasters

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Federal scientists invent a possible new way to disinfect surfaces, without the harmful side effects

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NOAA Fisheries

Marine mammal research and discoveries earn federal scientist a Sammies nod

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.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)In this April 7, 2021 photo, a senior receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, in Clarksdale, Miss. Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope will become an incentive to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease in facilities across the land.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

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