全米科学委員会が壊滅、トランプ政権が全22人の委員を解任
トランプ政権は全米科学財団（NSF）の監督機関である全米科学委員会の全22人の委員を突然解任した。この前例のない措置により、米国の科学研究の重要な資金配分・政策決定機関が機能不全に陥り、科学界からは強い懸念と批判の声が上がっている。
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