UT Austin professors fear Trump administration's funding cuts will derail life-saving research - KUT & KUTX Studios - Podcasts

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The Trump administration has been slashing funding for a federal agency that supports biomedical research across the U.S. KUT’s Olivia Aldridge and Becky Fogel talked to UT Austin professors who say funding from the National Institutes of Health is essential for running their labs.

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