This week in USA in brief: Moment of truth for science funding deferred; NIH sends research chimps to retirement home; Laws ‘prohibit gun control research’; US school students trail peers in Far East; Hawaii senator lauded; Energy official hired by Google.
Moment of truth for science funding deferred
The deal to avoid the fiscal cliff that was agreed by Congress and the White House on 1 January provides science funding with a reprieve until 1 March, by when fresh spending cuts are supposed to be agreed. The fiscal cliff comprises a combination of tax increases and spending cuts that would have been triggered if no deal had been reached, but has now been postponed.
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