The Scan

According to the New York Times, the Biden Administration is establishing a task force to review government interference in science.

The Financial Times writes that budget cuts in the UK could affect its scientific reputation.

A bill seeks to increase the National Science Foundation budget and establish a new directorate there, according to Science.

Amazon receives authorization for a COVID-19 test it plans to use in an employee-screening program, the Verge reports.

The editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association has been placed on leave following a controversial podcast on structural racism, the New York Times reports.

Researchers have uncovered a gene alteration tied to why sauteur d'Alfort rabbits walk on their front legs, New Scientist reports.

The Wall Street Journal reports Moncef Slaoui has been fired from a biotech startup following allegations of sexual harassment.

The UK is launching a new health agency to prevent and response to future pandemics, according to the Guardian.

According to Science, Roche is ending its late-stage clinical trial of an antisense therapy for Huntington's disease.

Researchers are developing a saliva-based test to diagnose concussions, according to the Washington Post.

US officials have raised concerns that the data AstraZeneca released from its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial was outdated, the New York Times reports.

Florida Politics reports that a bill is making its way through the Florida Senate that would make unauthorized DNA analysis a felony.