Nature, Published online: 11 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02573-z
An executive order from US President Donald Trump could mean that political appointees will vet grant applications for ‘anti-American’ research. Plus, eight ‘genetic signals’ of ME/chronic fatigue syndrome and the researcher that took to the sea, Viking style.Daily briefing: Political officials could control US federal science grants
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