Lysenkoism reborn in peer review
The NIH’s new scoring format could hide political bias in grant decisions, echoing Lysenkoism and risking scientific integrity.
The NIH’s new scoring format could hide political bias in grant decisions, echoing Lysenkoism and risking scientific integrity.
AI is helping researchers uncover errors buried in scientific papers and databases, but the technology has its own blind spots. For now, experts say AI may be best used as a second set of eyes—not the final judge of what is true.
Ideological control over U.S. science funding risks eroding merit-based research and credibility.