<ul><li>The Trump administration is imposing difficulties on US science, affecting the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.</li><li>The administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cut the indirect costs of its research projects, endangering medical science and jeopardizing supporting universities.</li><li>Federal government initiatives to boost diversity, equity, and inclusion are now banned as per executive orders, leading to concerns about the impact on under-represented groups in physics and the loss of diverse ideas in the field.</li><li>The abrupt changes, lack of consultation, and fear of repercussions are arousing concerns among scientists, and some fear a decline in US science over the next 50 years.</li></ul>

US science faces unprecedented difficulties under the Trump administration

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