A recent article on the website Stand up for Science, a letter to Dr. Bhattacharya, current Director of the NIH, and signed by NIH signatories calls for a “shared committment to academic freedom,” noting that “academic freedom is a core scientific principle, and we deeply appreciate your public commitment to it at your confirmation hearing, in your April 24 statement on academic freedom, and in recent media interviews. You said: “I will establish a culture of respect for free speech in science and scientific dissent at the NIH,” “Dissent is the very essence of science,” and “…dissenting voices need to be heard and allowed.” We hope you will welcome this dissent, which we modeled after your Great Barrington Declaration.” Read the entire article here: Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE.
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