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Research funding from the federal government has decreased due to lack of support from politicians for scientific developments. In order to increase funding, scientists should communicate their discoveries and work through mainstream platforms on social media. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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Erin Nguyen: Researchers should make findings more accessible with social media

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Thanks to federal funding, the United States has been a world power in science research since World War II. Unfortunately, quack science is giving research a bad name – people distrust science when conflicting reports emerge such as those stating that everything we eat both cures and causes cancer.

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Erin Nguyen: Researchers should make findings more accessible with social media

By Erin Nguyen

Sept. 10, 2017 8:34 p.m.