[News Focus] Making Every Scientist a Research Funder

A lot of time and money go into conducting peer review at U.S. research agencies. A radical proposal to revamp the current system would give scientists an even bigger role in deciding how to distribute federal research dollars—at a fraction of the current cost. Author: Jeffrey Mervis

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6171/598.summary?rss=1

Source: Science: This Week - February 7, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Mervis Source Type: research

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