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After ‘coding error’ triggers firings, top NIH scientists called back to work

Ten principal investigators (PIs) who were fired from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as part of the massive reduction in force (RIF) at federal agencies on Tuesday are back at work, at least for now, Science has learned. The researchers, who were all placed on leave with pay until their future official dismissal date, were told a “computer error” or “coding error” led to their accidental terminations. The NINDS scientists, whose firings Science reported on Tu...

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