Why #devbio and basic research matter. And matter a lot. Even financially, if that needs to be the argument.
Reposted from John Wallingford
Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5

wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

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