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The report from the Trump Administration sparked debate over reforming federal science policy and the future of American research institutions.

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A Political Strategy for Biomedical Research During and After Trump

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Researchers Share Their Concerns and Hopes for Biomedical Research in 2026

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US Research Funding Under Fire

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How to Sustain Drug Discovery Research Amid Federal Budget Cuts

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NIH Scientists Issue ‘Bethesda Declaration’ to Protest Research Politicization

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Scientists Find Their Voices to Rally Support for Research

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Federal Employee Firings Threaten the Future of American Research, Scientists Fear

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Plant Biologist Jane Silverthorne Dies at 69

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Scientists Consider How Overturning Roe Might Affect Research

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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