Significant reductions in U.S. government funding for scientific research under the Trump administration could mean potential setbacks in advancements, public health initiatives, and the nation’s overall scientific competitiveness, reports the New York Times.

Thousands of scientists in the U.S. have lost their jobs or grants since the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research. And governments and universities around the world want to hire them.

Since World War II, the U.S. has invested huge amounts of money in scientific research conducted at independent universities and federal agencies. That funding helped the U.S. to become the world’s leading scientific power — and has led to the invention of cell phones and the internet as well as new ways to treat cancer, heart disease and strokes, noted Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

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