Growing body of evidence reveals how research funding politicization skews scientific priority making

The politicization of research funding is pervasive and paramount in decision-making Before governments dominated the funding and direction of medical research, researchers made breathtaking advances through drugs such as penicillin and antibiotics, vaccines for typhus and polio, and devices like MRIs and pacemakers. Once government took the lead, fundamental breakthroughs – as opposed to incremental improvements…