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Scientists fleeing the US are welcome here | Letters

Britain should capitalise on an exodus of disaffected US bioscientists, writes Tony BarnettI note fears that the Trump administration plans to cut funding for research on mRNA technology for vaccine development and other uses (27 March). The UK and other countries with global-level bioscience and associated research capabilities should now reap the benefits of decades of internal US investment. US academics from the biosciences and other fields are already beginning to trickle away from their beleaguered country.The 1930s saw major moves to fund the migration of leading scientists and other intellectuals to the UK. Now is the time for our government to match the necessary increase in defence spending with a much cheaper programme to actively recruit those fleeing major US research facilities. This is a low-cost initiative with potential huge returns. A profitable transaction. Continue reading...

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