75+ Nobel Laureates Signed a Letter Demanding Senators NOT to Confirm RFK Jr as HHS Secretary.

What is wrong or right with these Nobel Prize Winners?

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And with all its bells and whistles, Donald Trump’s tweet has taken a swing at America’s fractured political landscape: “75 Nobel Prize-winning scientists signed a letter urging senators NOT to confirm RFK Jr as HHS Secretary.

Let’s step back and take a look at this — what does it mean for society, the sciences, and healthcare? And why, just now, is RFK Jr a fiery target?

But first, let’s think about the actors in this play. Nobel Laureates, the kingpins of science, do not usually comment on political appointments like Nature does.

The fact that they have all signed a public letter condemning RFK Jr is not merely a personal quarrel. It is a strategic attempt to call attention to concerns about scientific integrity and public health.

It is this organization whose reputation for meticulous, rational thinking makes their outcry all the more grave. But keep in mind that Nobel Prize Winners, just like everyone else, are biased and interested human beings. Science may be their church, but politics is the pulpit on which it is preached.