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The Facts on Human-Animal Chimeras

The Facts on Human-Animal Chimeras
November 17, 2017

Q: Does the National Institutes of Health fund research on human-animal chimeras, or organisms that are part-human, part-other animal? 
A: With some exceptions, the NIH doesn’t fund research on human-animal chimeras. But the agency has proposed a rule to widen the scope of research it funds in this area.

FactChecking Rand Paul

FactChecking Rand Paul
April 7, 2015

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is now the second major Republican candidate to officially declare he will run for president. We present a sampling of some past claims from Paul that we have reviewed on our site.

Paul Knocks Flies and NIH Funding

Paul Knocks Flies and NIH Funding
February 19, 2015

Sen. Rand Paul made several misleading statements about the National Institutes of Health and some of the research that it funds.