Ozempic, MRI machines, and flat-screen televisions emerged from fundamental research decades earlier, which is being slashed by the US government.
Under President Donald Trump, the US government is cutting scientific research, with the National Institutes of Health cutting almost $2 billion in approved grants and the National Science Foundation terminating over 1,400 grants.
The National Institutes of Health has cut almost $2 billion of grants that were already approved, and the National Science Foundation has terminated more than 1,400 grants.
Author: Michael Marshall, a freelance writer based in Devon, UK.
Author summary: US government slashes scientific research funding.