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NIH Can't Afford Ebola, Can Afford A $10 Million Video Game About A Town Full ... - Science 2.0

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NIH Can't Afford Ebola, Can Afford A $10 Million Video Game About A Town Full ... Science 2.0 During the heady days when Bush and a Republican Congress were throwing money at them but Ebola was unimportant, the NIH funded two video games to teach kids lessons about obesity: "Nanoswarm: Invasion from Inner Space" and "Escape from Diab". Why did the government spend $10 million to create a new video game?Christian Science Monitor Feds spent $10 million on a video game about escaping a fat townFox News U.S. Spends Millions On 'Fat City' Video Game In War Against Childhood ObesityHeadlines & Global News Newsmax.com all 12 news articles »

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