Emerging issues
ASBMB weighs in on NIH reform proposal
The agency must continue to prioritize investigator-initiated, curiosity-driven basic research, society says.
5 growing threats to academic freedom
From educational gag orders to the decline of tenure-track positions, academic freedom in the United States has been worsening in recent years.
Will Congress revive the China Initiative?
The 2018 program to counter economic espionage raised fears about anti-Asian discrimination and discouraged researchers.
The sweeping impact of the Supreme Court’s Chevron reversal
Repealing the 40-year-old doctrine throws laws on climate, conservation, health, technology and more into doubt.
Federal funding for major science agencies is at an 25-year low
Although usually immune from political gridlock and polarization in Congress, government spending on research is slated to drop for 2025.
National Academies propose initiative to sequence all RNA molecules
Unlocking the epitranscriptome could transform health, medicine, agriculture, energy and national security.
When authoritative sources hold onto bad data
A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information.
Can science publishing be both open and equitable?
An updated memo from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has researchers, funders and publishers looking ahead
ASBMB weighs in on policy changes for dual-use research
The society applauds initial steps to harmonize policies on infectious disease-related research but urges policymakers to provide clearer guidance to the scientific community.