TYLER JACKS, SUSAN HOCKFIELD and PHILLIP SHARP, all of MIT, published a report on merging approaches from multiple scientific disciplines to produce breakthroughs in medical research. The report, “Convergence: The Future of Health,” was presented at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Jacks is the David H. Koch Professor of Biology and director...
The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.
