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...form of cancer or pneumonia becomes a deadly invader, but so does a fungus or a common virus. Thus far, there is no cure for AIDS and its source remains unknown. "We've looked at a lot of suspects," says Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "but we have not come up with enough grounds for an indictment...
...statistics support the statement that current levels of federal support for research into the causes of this disease are a "disgrace." The National Institutes of Health has allocated only about $2.6 million to fund the more than $13 million worth of research requests from medical institutions, requests that NIH has been reviewing since last October. NIH claims AIDS research is a priority, but its AIDS budget for 1984 is scheduled to increase by only 18%, while the number of cases is likely to increase by 150% during the next year...
According to the Government's report, they did not look hard enough. In October, when the results from all five centers involved in the N.H.L.B.I, study were released, it was clear that the Harvard data were inconsistent with the rest. Only then did Braunwald and Kloner inform NIH officials about the incident in May. Investigations into Darsee's work were formally initiated by both Dean Tosteson and the NIH. Meanwhile, Braunwald and Kloner redoubled their efforts to unmask the fraud. Said Braunwald last week: "We began to think like Sherlock Holmes...
...from tests on dogs that required the injection of radioactive substances and the excision of the animals' hearts. Yet Braunwald and Kloner discovered from tissue samples that the animals had never been injected, and at least one of the dogs had been buried with its heart intact. The NIH found that all measurements made by Darsee were so perfectly consistent and neat that they "lack credibility...
...While NIH officials recognized that "no system of procedures and controls can offer absolute protection against willful deceit," they criticized Kloner and Braunwald for not paying close enough attention to researchers under their supervision. Though Braunwald strongly denied the charge, the report maintained that "a hurried pace and emphasis on productivity, coupled with limited interaction with senior scientists, have contributed to the disappointing events...