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 shocking message: Because of a brief ban on official journey for Division of Well being and Human Providers employees, its authorities backers would not attend in particular person. The daylong, in-person occasion would as a substitute happen nearly 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 clarification was given.
That occasion, centered on creating AI instruments to assist diagnose uncommon illnesses, was one in all maybe lots of 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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