• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    This quote from the article says so much about so many of these cuts

    America’s … 50-year run as the global leader of cancer research — may very well be coming to a close, and for no apparent reason. Varmus seemed as puzzled as anyone by the development. “We are great in science,” he said. “Why would we want to destroy one of our greatest assets?”

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      3 hours ago

      Because science (and American Scientists) is inconvenient to him and his narrative. RFK Jr is busy running the CDC into the ground and anything that helps them do that is okay. Yes, even losing our ranking in cancer research.