Presented
                                  by:  
                                  Dr. Michael M. Gottesman, Deputy Director
                                  for Intramural Research, NIH  
                                A brief examination of the history of the
                                  NIH Intramural Research Program points to key
                                  features of the environment that have sustained
                                  creativity and productivity -- and suggests
                                  ways we can work to assure that the excitement
                                  continues.  
                                 
                                             
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