77 Nobel laureates denounce U.S. decision to end coronavirus grant

In a joint open letter to the U.S. National Institutes for Health (NIH) last Thursday, 77 American Nobel laureates in science expressed their deep concern about the cancellation of a federal grant to a group researching the origin of the novel coronavirus, calling for a thorough review of the decision.

The letter, organized by Richard J. Roberts of New England Biolabs, came one day after 31 science societies criticized cancellation, saying it politicized science and that "the action taken by the NIH must be immediately reconsidered."