Budget Cuts Endanger U.S. Role as World Leader in Biomedical Research




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Federal funding for research and development has shrunk by 20% over the past three years, and biomedical researchers are feeling the strain. Wesley Sundquist, Ph.D., National Academies of Sciences member and professor of biochemistry at the University of Utah, describes how the cuts are impacting scientists, their work, and the U.S.’s status as a world leader in biomedical research and innovation.