# NIH Director Uses Dead Man's Name to Dismantle His Legacy

- slug: nih-director-uses-dead-mans-name-to-dismantle-his-legacy
- date: 2026-04-02
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

Bhattacharya keeps citing a dead WWII science czar to justify dismantling the system that scientist built. Here is what Vannevar Bush actually believed — and why the NIH director is doing the opposite.

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