Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage
- Posted on June 24, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage

Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don’t pay for the chromatograph I use in my experiments, but they do pay for the electricity to run it.