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Is MIT’s Research Helping the Chinese Military?
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December 13, 2021

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Michelle Bethel says she was thrilled when she joined the board of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research seven years ago. But after resigning last week, Bethel says she’s no longer confident the institute can ethically push the boundaries of science for the good of humanity while working with institutions beholden to the regime in China.

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