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'Our research was shattered': Scientists describe devastating impact of Trump's funding cuts

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Research efforts to find a vaccine for HIV have been largely supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and USAID. [Courtesy]

The Trump administration’s cuts to funding for American universities and research have left many scientists reeling and worried.

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