Science community holds its breath as US election looms
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Rebecca Trager2020-08-13T11:30:00
The election is a high stakes affair for university researchers and science advocates, who overwhelmingly back Biden
US researchers and science advocates were anxious when businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump was elected US president in November 2016. The unease many in the community felt back then has grown as his administration has rolled back environmental standards and showed scant regard for science or truth. With the election looming on 3 November and a growing rift between the White House and the scientific community, Nobel laureates are circulating a letter endorsing Trump’s Democratic challenger Joe Biden.