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Cybersightings, Sept. 2013 In his Science editorial (A perverted view of 'impact,' Science , 2013 Jun 14, p. 1265 ), cell biologist and biochemist Marc Kirschner warns against National Institute of Health's recent introduction of ''impact and significance'' as an explicit criterion to funding decisions. According to Kirschner, overemphasis on short-term impact (especially in...