Image: CNNHow Trump’s ‘America first’ administration could shut US scientists out of the next Nobel-worthy discovery
• A proposed White House rule under the "America First" administration seeks to grant political appointees unprecedented control over the distribution of scientific funding. • This shift would replace the current merit-based peer-review system, where subject-matter experts—such as physicists and oncologists—vet proposals to ensure scientific rigor. • Experts warn that such political interference could stifle major breakthroughs, citing the discovery of the Higgs boson as a prime example of a project that required steady, non-political funding.
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