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This week a U.S. District Court judge ruled that hundreds of NIH grants termination were “void and illegal.” The decision came as a relief to the broader scientific community, which has been deeply impacted by billions of dollars in funding cuts by the Trump administration in recent months. The relief may only be temporary, as the ruling could be appealed. 

Proponents of these funding cuts often cite that what they consider trivial research is a waste of taxpayer money. 

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