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American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

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133 points yowzadave | 5 comments | 02 Jul 25 22:42 UTC | HN request time: 1.217s | source
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andsoitis ◴[02 Jul 25 23:48 UTC] No.44450073[source]▶
> Many of the most valuable scientific organizations in the world, including NOAA, NASA, the NSF, the CDC, the EPA, and the FDA,

I don’t dismiss the premise of the article and I think it is a shame how these organizations are being impacted, but I don’t know that these are the best exemplars of cutting edge science being shut down that will lead to America’s downfall from its scientific perch.

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1. apical_dendrite ◴[03 Jul 25 00:06 UTC] No.44450181[source]▶
I'm not sure why NIH is left off this list, since it's probably the most important scientific organization in the world. Between them NIH and NSF fund a huge proportion of the cutting edge science that is done in the US, either directly or by funding the training and early career work of researchers.

They fund a lot of the foundational work that doesn't get a lot of resources from the private sector. 99% of new drugs approved between 2010 and 2019 relied on NIH funding.

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2. analog31 ◴[03 Jul 25 00:20 UTC] No.44450281[source]▶
It was probably an omission. Fill it in, and it makes sense. I believe the NIH is larger than the NSF. In addition to funding research, these agencies also fund education, both directly and indirectly.
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3. Loughla ◴[03 Jul 25 00:28 UTC] No.44450328[source]▶
Correct. One of the guys in my cohort in post graduate work was funded by a grant from the NIH.
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5. analog31 ◴[03 Jul 25 01:29 UTC] No.44450711{3}[source]▶
And in my case, the NSF.