04-24-2025, 01:24 PM
But they want non-government orgs to take over science funding, that's their goal. So I think the Trump admin would be thrilled if a university stepped up to take over the WHI.
The problem with university-based science is it is so often funded by drug companies or stakeholder groups with an interest in the outcome of the work.
Not always of course, but often enough to be a problem in American medicine. Government funding is neutral and usually free of corporate bias. That's what made NIH the global powerhouse of science it has been. Up until now anyway.
The problem with university-based science is it is so often funded by drug companies or stakeholder groups with an interest in the outcome of the work.
Not always of course, but often enough to be a problem in American medicine. Government funding is neutral and usually free of corporate bias. That's what made NIH the global powerhouse of science it has been. Up until now anyway.