Trump admin wants to curtail ‘gain-of-function’ research — but it’s a cornerstone of biology, scientists say

Trump admin wants to curtail ‘gain-of-function’ research — but it’s a cornerstone of biology, scientists say

Gain-of-function experiments are frequently connected with research studies that raise the danger of hazardous viral “lab leaks.” In truth, they’re a crucial element of lots of lines of research study…

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Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report

Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report

Almost 800,000 dosages of mpox vaccine vowed to African nations working to mark out disastrous break outs are headed for the waste bin since they weren’t delivered in time, according…

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Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret

Trump admin tells Supreme Court: DOGE needs to do its work in secret

DOJ experiences “sweeping, intrusive discovery” after DOGE declined FOIA demands. A demonstration over DOGE’s decreases to the federal labor force outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building on March…

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Trump admin picks COVID critic to be top FDA vaccine regulator

Trump admin picks COVID critic to be top FDA vaccine regulator

Oncologist Vinay Prasad, a dissentious critic of COVID-19 reactions, will be the next leading vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, company Commissioner Martin Makary revealed on social networks…

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AP: Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against

AP: Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Intuit’s lobbying versus Direct File and informed the AP that Trump and Musk “are going after Direct File because it stops giant tax prep companies…

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Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals

Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals

Over the weekend, the Trump administration fired numerous frontline responders to the continuous H5N1 bird influenza break out– then rapidly backpedaled, rescinding those terminations and trying to renew the crucial…

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