Science Podcast Preview: Trump-era policy changes, color vision protein structure, and Georgina Ferry interview
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Sarah Crespi
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This is a podcast episode preview from Science magazine. The show covers three main topics: (1) changes to U.S. science policy under the Trump administration, reported by ScienceInsider editor Jocelyn Kaiser; (2) the solved structure of proteins behind color vision; and (3) an interview with science writer Georgina Ferry about a trailblazing biography. The content is a brief promotional blurb for the weekly podcast, not a full article.
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· 3 pulledFirst up on the podcast, ScienceInsider editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Cr
A roundup of the latest ScienceInsider stories on changes to science wrought by the Trump administration
Solving the structure for the proteins behind color vision, and an interview with science writer Georgina Ferry
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