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<div>Dear colleagues,</div>
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<div>Please consider signing an open letter in support of the Bethesda Declaration, a document created and signed by workers at the NIH that is "A Call for NIH and HHS Leadership to Deliver on Promises of Academic Freedom and Scientific Excellence." </div>
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<div>You can find the letter here:</div>
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<div>Please note that you do not have to use your university affiliation if you do not wish to (most of the current signers have not).</div>
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