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What do you mean by "secret panel"? I think the internal deliberations of almost all funding committees are confidential. But once they decide to fund a project
by hxym28fa1B8 6y ago
What do you mean by "secret panel"? I think the internal deliberations of almost all funding committees are confidential. But once they decide to fund a project, that information is out in the open. The grant was online, and the research is published in scientific journals.
The actual scandal with the grant in question is that it was canceled for political reasons, despite being highly ranked by the scientific reviewers (and how obviously critical such research is, given what the pandemic has shown us about the dangers of emerging diseases).
- yters 6y agoFrom the article: "The NIH established a framework for determining how the research would go forward: scientists have to get approval from a panel of experts, who would decide whether the risks were justified. The reviews were indeed conducted—but in secret, for which the NIH has drawn criticism." From what you are saying, it sounds like the author is making a big deal out of standard procedure.