Scientists from a range of fields are feeling the pinch.

Source: Amer. Soc. For Biochem. and Molec. Biol. 2013, adapted byS. Egts

A survey of more than 3,700 U.S. scientists from a range of fields finds that researchers are feeling the pinch (stats above).

U.S. federal spending on science has decreased sharply since 2010 in inflation-adjusted dollars (graph below).

U.S. federal spending on science in inflation-adjusted dollars. Source: Amer. Soc. For Biochem. and Molec. Biol. 2013, adapted by S. Egts

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