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Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy and US technological competitiveness

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Proposed cuts to federal agencies that fund scientific research could undercut U.S. competitiveness.

Since 1945 , advances in science and technology have driven 85% of American economic growth.

By some metrics, American science is preeminent. But there is intense competition to be a science superpower, and several metrics suggest the United States is slipping.

The National Institutes of Health is the world's largest funder of biomedical research.

The new administration has proposed deeper cuts to the National Science Foundation .

The impact on job creation, training of young scientists and the health of the economy will be substantial, says Andrew Hammond .

Federal funding for science agencies is at a 25-year low, Hammond says.

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