The threat to the universality of science in the post-9/11 world
Asghar Rastegar
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An eminent Indian scientist is unexpectedly denied a US entry visa because "his research could be used in chemical warfare". Foreign scholars and students face long delays in obtaining US entry visas, resulting in cancelled meetings and loss of scientific opportunities. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department tells US publishers that they are in violation of the law if they edit articles or publish books from certain countries. Concern about OFAC rules forces the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) to withdraw funding from an ISN fellow from Iran, and to discontinue its sponsorship of speakers invited to a meeting of the Iranian Congress of Nephrology.
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