Dozens of scientists traveled to San Francisco this week for an unremarkable convention with federal analysis officers. On Wednesday, the day earlier than it was set to start, they obtained a stunning message: As a consequence of a short lived ban on official journey for Division of Well being and Human Companies employees, its authorities backers would now not attend in individual. The daylong, in-person occasion would as a substitute happen just about and final roughly 90 minutes.
The following day, two minutes after the digital gathering was scheduled to start, they obtained a second e-mail: The convention was canceled. No rationalization was given.
That occasion, targeted on creating AI instruments to assist diagnose uncommon illnesses, was one in every of maybe a whole lot of well being and science gatherings derailed by the Trump administration, whose freeze on communications, journey, and variety efforts has sowed chaos throughout federal businesses.
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