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Funding Freeze Delays Life-Saving Blood Logistics Software

4/2/2026

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The Lost Science series notes Trump administration funding cuts halted scientific research, with an April 2025 freeze delaying progress by one year.
Peter Frazier, a Cornell University operations researcher, led a project to improve blood logistics and software to optimize storage and transport.
Because the funding freeze stalled the project, the software’s absence may limit improved survival rates for wounded soldiers.

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Story summary

The Lost Science series notes Trump administration funding cuts halted scientific research, with an April 2025 freeze delaying progress by one year.
Peter Frazier, a Cornell University operations researcher, led a project to improve blood logistics and software to optimize storage and transport.
Because the funding freeze stalled the project, the software’s absence may limit improved survival rates for wounded soldiers.