US government shutdown affects science

By Rebecca Trager2019-01-02T16:18:00

A picture taken during the sunrise over the United States Capitol Building and the Capitol Christmas Tree, now fenced off from the public during the government shutdown.

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Research agencies like the National Science Foundation are shuttered, with no grant reviews, meetings or funding disbursements

The partial US government shutdown that took effect at midnight on 21 December because lawmakers and the White House remain in a standoff over President Trump’s demand for $5 billion in funding to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico, is already disrupting the country’s scientific community.