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Margaret Moore, a former NIH employee accused of helping others shield emails from public scrutiny, has invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition before the House COVID-19 subcommittee. Republicans allege that Moore played a role in concealing records related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically concerning the NIH’s relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

In response to growing demands from young scientists for a living wage, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Tuesday that it will increase the minimum salary for postdoctoral researchers to $61,008 in 2024. While the 8% pay hike falls short of the $70,000 recommended by an NIH working group last year, it marks the largest year-over-year increase since 2017.