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Don’t believe the Trump administration’s lies. De-funding the NIH, excluding students from specific backgrounds from funding, and excluding research studying women and other underrepresented groups is not “efficient.” It’s destroying science.

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Photo of cells under a microscope with overlying text “Do not be fooled. Destroying our ability to do science is not "efficient." Innovation is a key component of the American spirit. The Trump administration's moves to defund the American scientific enterprise are very un-American.”
February 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.

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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
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February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM