The $30 billion U.S. National Institutes of Health blamed tightening federal budgets on Monday for its inability to produce an Ebola vaccine, but a review of its grant-making history in the last 10 years has turned up highly unusual research that redirected precious funds away from more conventional public health projects. . . .
$2.4 million to develop 'origami' condoms, . . .
$939,000 to find out that male fruit flies prefer to romance younger females . . . .
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