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Disruptive advancements in science are slowing, new report shows 

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 27, 2023
Across the board, we’re seeing less big scientific breakthroughs. So what’s going on?
Russell Funk, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota and a co-author of the paper, explains why science may be slowing.
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Scientists look to drugs already in development to combat COVID-19

by Sam Whitehead
Feb 28, 2020
The new coronavirus has researchers looking through their back catalogs for possible solutions.
Mike Natchus, who works at the Emory Institute for Drug Development in Atlanta, examines one of the compounds used in the lab where EIDD 2801 was developed.
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Science joins impeachment on Capitol Hill today

by Amy Scott
Nov 13, 2019
A proposed rule would limit how scientific research can be used to set policy.
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How big science gets its funding

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Feb 22, 2016
Research can take years and costs billions. What's the return?
David Reitze, executive director of the LIGO Laboratory at Caltech, announces that scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves for the first time, confirming a prediction of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. 
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