The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the sometimes complicated relationship between science and politics.
However, the stakes around this year’s US Presidential elections are so high that venerable academic institutions such as the US National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences have, for the first time, publicly raised the alarm about the growing political interference in science. With the pandemic reaching a new intensity in many parts of the world and looking at the grand challenges laying ahead, a functioning, transparent and trust-based relationship between science, politics and society is essential for us to master those future turning points in our shared history.
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