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US Research Funding Under Fire

Researchers shared their concerns about changes to federal funding and their solutions to raise awareness about these issues.

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Science Can’t Wait: Why Stable Funding Matters for Discovery

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The US Government Shutdown Will Affect More Than Just Research Funding

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How Science Competitions Fuel Biology Breakthroughs

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Frozen Grants, Canceled Futures: The Human Toll of UCLA’s Research Suspension

Patrick Allard, PhD | | 5 min read

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NIH’s Priorities Announcement Receives Mixed Responses from Researchers

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SCIMaP Visualizes the True Cost of Science Funding Cuts

Laura Tran, PhD | | 3 min read

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From the Front Lines at Harvard: Battling Trump's Attack on Science

Donald Ingber, MD, PhD | | 5 min read

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Scientists Find Their Voices to Rally Support for Research

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

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Stand Up for Science: US Researchers Mobilize in National Protests

Laura Tran, PhD | | 3 min read

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US Universities Reduce PhD Admissions in Response to Federal Funding Cuts

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 5 min read

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Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

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Improved technologies have allowed researchers to delve deeper into T cell biology, but the traditional naming scheme has struggled to keep up with new findings.

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges are designed to help provide exceptional performance, versatility and enhanced sustainability.

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In this webinar, learn how scientists are using cutting-edge spatial proteomics technologies to advance their understanding of cellular organization in healthy and diseased tissues.

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