the height of the coronavirus crisis, Doudna was asked to write a piece for The Economist on the social transformations being wrought. “Like many other aspects of life these days, science and its practice seem to be undergoing rapid and perhaps permanent changes,” she wrote. “This will be for the better.”2 The public, she predicted, will have more understanding of biology and the scientific method. Elected officials will better appreciate the value of funding basic science. And there will be enduring changes in how scientists collaborate, compete, and communicate.
OMG - DFT is completely wiping out all of government funded research. We are stepping WAY BACK.
