Mistrust in science and a juicy gene-editing lawsuit

On this week's episode of STAT's 'The Readout LOUD,' co-hosts Adam Feuerstein, Elaine Chen, and Allison DeAngelis examine why so many Americans have lost trust in science and how policy leaders have fueled that mistrust. They speak with Nicholas Florko, STAT's new trust-in-science reporter, about the impact of growing skepticism of science.

The episode also discusses a clinical update from UniQure on its gene therapy for Huntington's disease, a lawsuit filed by gene-editing company Beam Therapeutics against a Chinese competitor, and a shift in how pharma companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are talking about their GLP-1 products.

Host background: Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist covering drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology; he co-hosts the podcast and writes the newsletter Adam's Biotech Scorecard. Elaine covers the boom in obesity treatments, new drug payment models, FDA changes, and the emerging psychedelics sector; she co-writes The Readout newsletter and co-hosts the podcast. Allison covers hot startups and who's financing them and co-hosts the podcast.

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