The professional society for microbiologists began stripping content about Black, female, and LGBTQ+ scientists from its website in the last few days, angering its members and highlighting the reach of President Trump’s directives to federal agencies to halt activities that promote diversity and inclusion.
In the place of many web pages that featured the contributions of scientists from underrepresented groups, the 37,000-member American Society for Microbiology has posted a notice saying the content is under review as “we evaluate the new Executive Orders.”
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