The James H. Shannon Building on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2015.

Trump’s Dangerous Litmus Test for NIH Grants

by James D. Zirin June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

An absurd politicization of scientific research that will weaken America.

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