From N.Y. to D.C. to Bethesda
BY VICTORIA A. HARDEN AND MICHELE LYONS
From its inception, the National Institutes of Health has had responsibilities, scientific knowledge, and ambitions that have increased faster than its real estate. Before moving to its current location in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1938, the NIH and its predecessor, the Hygienic Laboratory, occupied three other sites, each one bigger than the last.
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