Marty Makary

There's this council that recommends that even in the face of China, they're putting out tremendous funding to support research scientists coming up with those next

set of molecules or therapeutic modalities that are gonna change lives and improve lives.

set of molecules or therapeutic modalities that are gonna change lives and improve lives.

Maybe you can comment a little bit on, are we funding through the government enough scientific research?

Maybe you can comment a little bit on, are we funding through the government enough scientific research?

What's the right steady state for us?

What's the right steady state for us?

And how do we address the points about the Trump administration being anti-science?

And how do we address the points about the Trump administration being anti-science?

Right.

Right.

And the scientists on the ground see their funding go away.

And the scientists on the ground see their funding go away.

They complain.

They complain.

They get media attention.

They get media attention.

There's a lot of amplification of those stories.

There's a lot of amplification of those stories.

So is that not the fundamental truth because the money is being reallocated to other scientists and other research institutions?