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Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats

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evolarjun · 1790192734 · focus · HN ↗
It is odd (or maybe not) that they decided to publish a marketing whitepaper rather than a more traditional journal submission + preprint. The work does appear to be sufficient for a publication, though there's a good chance a reviewer will rip into them for some of the assertions they make, but given the topic I'm sure the paper will be accepted regardless.
The market for entry-level programmers has already declined, but at least they were somewhat in demand and made reasonable salaries. Now what happens to post-docs who already make almost nothing and often get treated like crap?
1. AbsurdCensor · 1790192877 · focus · HN ↗
  > Now what happens to post-docs who already make almost nothing and often get treated like crap?
  At least in the US, that particular brain drain has already been happening due to Trump's administration. The best of the best are exiting to other countries that will gladly have them, and then there will be far fewer people getting into the field. Science in general has taken a massive hit under the current administration and it going to take decades to fix if it's even possible.
  1. als0 · 1790193458 · focus · HN ↗
    Why decades?
    refulgentis · 1790193526 · focus · HN ↗
    Need risk aversion to reset after risk was raised temporarily. Humans are cautious creatures
    AbsurdCensor · 1790279688 · focus · HN ↗
    Less risk aversion and more about momentum. You remove billions in funding, people leave the industry that took decades to obtain the education to be functional in, and at the same time now there are less people to train those who will replace them, and you still lack the funding.
    If tomorrow you just inject 50% more funding, it doesn't mean 50% more science gets done tomorrow.
  2. GenerocUsername · 1790193601 · focus · HN ↗
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    fragmede · 1790193904 · focus · HN ↗
    <a href="https://www.aip.org/statistics/more-us-trained-physics-phds-are-leaving-the-us" rel="nofollow">https://www.aip.org/statistics/more-us-trained-physics-phds-...
    Does this AIP report on physics PhDs count as data?
    Or statnews? <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/04/trump-immigration-policy-stat-survey-measures-science-impact/" rel="nofollow">https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/04/trump-immigration-policy...
    Or, for the other side, Europe reporting a 46% increase; 169 vs 116 us based researchers applied for ERC grants. <a href="https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2026-starting-grants-results" rel="nofollow">https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2026-starting-gra...
    yossarian88 · 1790194811 · focus · HN ↗
    Anecdotally our US office which used to be a hub for talent is now a feeder to other locations around the world with most applications seeking opportunity outside the US, from inside the US. I've been doing this for two decades and it's never happened before at this scale. Engineering consulting.
    snapcaster · 1790195757 · focus · HN ↗
    you must not have a lot of immigrants in your circle if you have any doubt of this being true

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