New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share

Proposed Trump administration changes to federal grant rules would let political appointees override peer review, suspend multiyear awards and restrict publication, conferences and foreign collaborations. Scientists warn this could destabilize labs, derail clinical trials, and…

Political appointees may soon oversee scientific research in America. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images Most Americans don’t read the rules that govern the federal grants funding science. Those rules, called the Uniform Guidance, shape how cancer research is funded,…