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Science gets shut down right along with the federal government

  • Written by Angela K. Wilson, Professor of Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Michigan State University
Science gets shut down right along with the federal governmentOngoing wildlife studies are one kind of federally funded research that's sidelined during a shutdown.USFWS, CC BY

When the U.S. government shuts down, much of the science that it supports is not spared. And there is no magic light switch that can be flipped to reverse the impact.

For instance, large-scale instruments like NASA’s Stratoscopher...

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