A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding.

One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle,” explains how the move would’ve stifled that breakthrough.
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New Trump Rule Could Exclude U.S. Scientists From Critical Discoveries — ProPublica

A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled that breakthrough.

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