But that’s not the only reason science has named lenacapavir its 2024 breakthrough of the year A new understanding of the structure and function of hiv’s capsid protein, which lenacapavir targets. Science historian nathaniel comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st” In a move that is amplifying fears of the politicization of science under president donald trump, the director of the national institutes of health has abruptly replaced the chief of nih’s environmental health institute with a close friend of vice president jd vance. In a year marked by unprecedented shifts in science, policy, and the global economy, one constant remains in the job market
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