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IF IT were up to the White House, 2012 would be a bumper year for some areas of government-funded science in the US. The reality may well be rather different, if the Republican-controlled House of Representatives gets its way.
On Monday, President Barack Obama presented his 2012 budget request to Congress. It would boost funding to a number of science agencies above 2010 levels, including a 13 per cent increase for the National Science Foundation, to $7.8 billion, and a 10.7 per cent increase for the Department…
