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Their wordsAs we head into the third month of the new Trump administration, some of the damage that it is inflicting on American science and medicine is starting to look irreversible.
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The benefits of a vibrant scientific community in the United States may dwindle for decades.
Their wordsPeople are going to die, data is going to vanish, careers are going to end, and the benefits of a vibrant scientific community in the United States are going to dwindle, perhaps for decades.
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The Trump administration is abandoning measures that protect health in the United States and beyond.
Their wordsAlong with biomedical research, the Trump administration is abandoning measures that protect health in the United States and beyond.
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