The Importance of Precaution in Science Funding

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I think it's still a disaster and it's still sad, especially because some of those people were the children of grown-ups who made the decision. There were a million red flags saying this was not a well-ordered, well-run operation that would be safe to go on. That doesn't mean that we should celebrate the end of their life. I'm just not, I don't see what the gain is there. It seems a little bit crass to do that.

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