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"Gold standard science" is becoming a ubiquitous Trump administration catchphrase. Many scientists say the administration is flipping the script -- using the language of improving science to damage it. Gift link: wapo.st/43VGY52

NEW: Trump admin actions have raised concern that politics is playing too big a role + could block experiments that are safe and potentially lead to new treatments and medicines. ⁦@hannah_natanson⁩ ⁦@Carolynyjohnson⁩ ⁦@JoelAchenbach⁩ washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

Senior NIH official, 3 months into the job, escorted off campus amid probe of contract that would have benefited his wife. Known on campus for a threatening memo to staff about “malicious compliance” wapo.st/4nMhcs5 @hannah_natanson @ddiamond

Some metastatic cancer patients call NIH the 'National Institutes of Hope,' given the experimental therapies it develops. But #DOGE staff cuts have put critical clinical trials on hold, @Carolynyjohnson reports, delaying treatment as they get worse washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

During Trump's first term, mRNA vaccines scored a major triumph. Now that he's back in office, his administration is questioning their promise. Via @ByDanielGilbert @Carolynyjohnson and @rachel_roubein washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

A new species of early tyrannosaur, an evolutionary ancestor of the T. rex, has been discovered lurking in a collection of fossils first excavated in Mongolia in the early 1970s. wapo.st/4l4Sb9m

"We are pressured to implement harmful measures” -- NIH scientists have been angry for months. Now some are taking their concerns public. wapo.st/3Znv3KM

In case you needed a smile this Tuesday: 10-month-old baby KJ, who received a bespoke gene-editing therapy after a six month scientific sprint - "graduated" from the hospital today and went HOME! YAY SCIENCE! Here's his story: wapo.st/451ZQjT

.@washingtonpost : Why Trump’s push for ‘gold-standard science’ has researchers alarmed by @Carolynyjohnson wapo.st/4kHIsFz

'I don’t know if I’ll find a job in America': Why scientists have made their career in the U.S. are now looking overseas. By @JoelAchenbach @Carolynyjohnson @karlaadam and @BradyinBerlin washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

A rare disease threatened KJ Muldoon’s life from the moment he was born. Doctors raced to edit his genes to save his life - and it could mark a new era in medicine. By @Carolynyjohnson washingtonpost.com/science/2025/0…

Scientists sprinted to create personalized medicine for a baby named KJ to treat a genetic disorder. His drug, powered by a gene-editing technology called CRISPR, may be a sign of a new era. wapo.st/3SBhRxQ

As far as science agencies, the National Science Foundation stands out - it exists **to fund research.** DOGE arrived, and it hit reverse on its main mission. @JoelAchenbach wapo.st/3GBQ5Pa

RFK Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, a move HHS says will up transparency but medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines & undermine the public’s trust in immunization depending on its implementation Our latest @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04…

The Picuris Pueblo nation initiated a partnership with Western scientists, confirming their ties to Chaco Canyon, the center of an ancient Pueblo world. wapo.st/4jBZKUB

DOGE has abruptly imposed new “defend the spend” rules before paying out federal health-care grants It’s forcing manual reviews of thousands of routine transactions Some organizations still waiting for $$ they expected days ago Scoop with @Carolynyjohnson @hannah_natanson

SCOOP: Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts. Our story. w ⁦@Carolynyjohnson⁩ ⁦@rachel_roubein⁩ ⁦@LaurenWeberHP⁩ ⁦@JoelAchenbach⁩ washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04…

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards Gift link: wapo.st/4jtCPdw