Viewpoint: Will Trump’s politicization of science undermine U.S. Nobel-level research? Lisa Song | August 27, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/27/viewpoint-will-trumps-politicization-of-science-undermine-u-s-nobel-level-research/ For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe. They wanted to know why certain particles — like the protons in atoms — have mass, while particles of light do not. Whatever the reason was, it was crucial to understanding the origins of planets, galaxies and life itself.