12 THE SCIENTIST | the-scientist.comSpeaking of Science
QUOTESAfter two years, it’s clear that this
administration values neither the
work of federal scientists nor the
health and safety of the public.
Science is being silenced, in a
truly unprecedented way—and
we’re all paying the cost.
—Jacob Carter, research scientist at the Union
of Concerned Scientists and lead author of the
organization’s report entitled “The State of Science in
the Trump Era” (January 28)It almost feels like a hostage
situation, like I am being held
hostage—my life, my credit, my
financial stability—for something
that I never voted for [and] I don’t
believe in. It’s really frustrating.
—Amber Lucas, cofounder and CEO of Impact
Proteomics, the biotech she planned to launch late
last year before her National Science Foundation Small
Business Innovation grant was delayed by the month-
long partial government shutdown that lasted until
late January (The Scientist, January 16)BY EMILY COX AND HENRY RATHVONACROSS- Carbon product obtained by pyrolysis
- Communication via pen?
- Big start of the 6-Down
- Flower in the snapdragon family
- Component of natural gas
- Element in Einstein’s mass-energy
equation - Musk ox and narwhal’s regional
habitat
1 7. Lobes of a whale’s tail - Articulation involving the femur
(2 wds.) - Sound off in a lupine fashion
- Little songbird with a complex
repertoire - Microscopic life forms
DOWN- Seed rich in omega-3 fatty acids
- What a male seahorse can
become, oddly - Bean with an Ethiopian origin
- Network of vessels or nerves
- Galliformes or Anseriformes
members - Cosmologist’s allover concern
- Period before the Quaternary,
traditionally - The toxic stuff in poison ivy
- What Jane Goodall studied
1 7. Unit important to oceanographers - Swiss pioneer of analytical
psychology - Source of 7-Across
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