Breaking news today

NIH gets slight boost in 2009 budget
Washington, DC, Mar. 11—President Obama has signed a spending bill that includes a slight increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2009, which began Oct. 1, 2008. The NIH 2009 budget is $30.3 billion, a 3.2% increase from last year.

I just wonder if the budget increase is enough to offset expected inflation?

Obama lifts embryonic stem cell research ban
Washington, DC, Mar. 9—U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order that lifted the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

From Biotechniques.