On Dec. 11, Michael Rosbash, PhD, an American scientist who received a Nobel Prize this year, spoke out on the state of science funding and expressed his concerns about cuts to research. According to press reports, Dr. Rosbash’s remarks, which came as part of his address at an awards’ gala banquet, highlighted recent investments in the biomedical enterprise saying that the “National Institutes of Health have enthusiastically and generously supported basic research,” but that “the current climate in the U.S. is a warning that continued support cannot be taken for granted.”
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