The Time to Save Science is Now

Having heard about a Trump Administration proposal to make federal research grants subject to the approval of political appointees, I fortunately remembered Pharma blogger Derek Lowe's tireless efforts to chronicle and explain the Trump Administration's attacks on bioscience. I am glad I did, because his relatively short post, "Action! Action Now," summarizes the threat, leads to good sources for more information, and explains what one can do to fight this horrendous proposal.Without explicitly mentioning Lysenkoism, Lowe will have ably reminded anyone of it:All this alone is enough of a blueprint for disaster, obviously. But that same section goes on to pound the nails in further by emphasizing that peer review recommendations must not be considered as binding in any way on the decisions of the political staff, and that all grants must comply with the administration's "Gold Standard Science" ideas. Institutions that have shown themselves willing to get on board with this nebulous…