It seems the Republican party in the US is continuing its war on science they don't like. The Sex Drugs and DNA Blog reports that House Republicans vote AGAINST science integrity amendment. The amendment would have protected scientists from censorship by governments and their officials, from victimisation by supervisors when they are doing good science, and from political litmus tests for employment in government agencies.
Via Scientific Activist.
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