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10 Ways The Government Shutdown Is Squeezing U.S. Science
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| Contributor | WesternDem |
| Last Edited | WesternDem Oct 08, 2013 05:47pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Macrina Cooper-White |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, October 8, 2013 11:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The government shutdown has put science in the U.S. on life support.
Countless federal programs have been hobbled or shut down, from the National Zoo's beloved Panda Cam to critical research programs run by NASA, NIH, and other federal agencies. As a result, experts say, we're likely to pay an enormous price in terms of lost data, the health of American citizens, and even our nation's role as a world leader in science. And despite wrangling by politicians and even coded pleas by some federal employees (see photo above), the shutdown continues to bleed science dry.
Here are 10 ways the shutdown is affecting science.
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8. Researchers have been reined in.
Federal researchers on furlough can't take phone calls related to their work, answer emails or attend academic conferences.
“It is frustrating, it is embarrassing,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, told Nature after he was unable to attend an AIDS conference where he was to give a keynote lecture.
"If the Government shutdown continues for a week or more, it is going to make the United States less desirable as an international research collaborator," Joanne Carney, director of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Office of Government Relations, said last week in a written statement. "When funding is no longer reliable, many of our research partners may be unable to continue collaborating with us. That could eventually have longer-term impacts on American innovation and competitiveness." |
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