Corporations boost agricultural research funding

Thursday, June 7, 2012 | 5:38 p.m. CDT; updated 5:50 p.m. CDT, Thursday, June 7, 2012

COLUMBIA — The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow — and the divide comes with increased threats to academic freedom and more instances of meddling in the lab, a new report suggests.

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