# We Need to Keep Funding Weird Science

- Published: 2026-06-20T11:00:11Z
- Updated: 2026-07-08T07:48:47Z
- Section: Opinion
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/opinion/glp1-research-science-funding.html
- Tags: The New York Times · Sunday Opinion
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Science turned a serendipitous finding about lizard venom into one of the most important drugs of the century, but that type of research is getting harder to do.

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