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How the US mid-term elections could shake up science
NatureThursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03479-0 A Democratic victory in Congress could halt the Trump administration’s controversial grant-review plan and curb some of its funding actions.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03479-0 A Democratic victory in Congress could halt the Trump administration’s controversial grant-review plan and curb some of its funding actions.
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Nature, Published online: 29 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03479-0 A Democratic victory in Congress could halt the Trump administration’s controversial grant-review plan and curb some of its funding actions.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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