DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00549-24 ISSN: 0022-538X

A devastating blow: personal reflections on Argentina’s scientific decline

Daniel R. Perez
  • Virology
  • Insect Science
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology

ABSTRACT

As an Argentine scientist, the defunding of CONICET and INTA feels like a blow to progress and our future. Despite free education, these cuts force talented researchers to seek opportunities abroad. Argentina’s history of scientific achievement, from Nobel Prizes to COVID-19 vaccines, is at risk. Defunding science weakens our ability to solve problems and compete globally.

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