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Scientists Fear Trump Administration's Threat to Vital Research Data

2/10/2025

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Scientists are alarmed by the Trump administration's potential threat to vital U.S. scientific resources, especially genetic databases like GenBank and the Sequence Read Archive. With the National Institutes of Health planning substantial grant cuts, there are growing fears about the future integrity and accessibility of crucial scientific data that underpins groundbreaking research.

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Scientists are alarmed by the Trump administration's potential threat to vital U.S. scientific resources, especially genetic databases like GenBank and the Sequence Read Archive. With the National Institutes of Health planning substantial grant cuts, there are growing fears about the future integrity and accessibility of crucial scientific data that underpins groundbreaking research.