Plan to restructure NIH would stall science, not streamline it

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Cory Miller, opinion contributor As budget negotiations heat up in Washington, the fate of the National Institutes of Health hangs in the balance. While most attention has understandably focused on proposals to slash its funding by as much as 40 percent, another, equally troubling idea is quietly gaining traction: a complete reorganization of the NIH’s structure. One…