"Here in the United States, one of the greatest assets we have in our country - from a scientific standpoint, at least - is our collection of National Laboratories. A total of 17 labs presently exist, which focus on a wide variety of scientific, engineering, and energy-related endeavors. Many of these labs are places where fundamental science thrives, including: Fermilab, SLAC, and Brookhaven, where many fundamental and composite particle physics discoveries have taken place and where new experiments offer a window into fundamental reality, Los Alamos National Laboratory, where the first atomic bombs were developed and where both nuclear science and explosives developments continue, Argonne National Laboratory and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, which have used physics and accelerator technologies to further the biological and biomedical sciences, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, which pioneer new avenues for energy generation, including (at LLNL) the National Ignition Facility, which recently surpassed the breakeven point in nuclear fusion research for the first time ever,"
"All of these labs, in addition to the fundamental and applied sciences conducted there, also heavily rely on the latest in computational technologies to maximize the amount of quality data that can be collected and analyzed for humanity's benefit. At the end of November, 2025, a new endeavor was launched by the Department of Energy, affecting all 17 of our National Laboratories: the Genesis Mission. It promises to revolutionize science by building an integrated, AI-powered platform for discovery. Its proponents are already hailing it as "the world's most complex and powerful scientific instrument ever built." But a closer look at what's being promised reveals an incredible suite of risks and hazards to our country's, and our planet's, scientific future. Is this"
The United States operates 17 National Laboratories that advance fundamental and applied science across particle physics, nuclear science, biomedical research, and energy. Specific labs include Fermilab, SLAC, Brookhaven, Los Alamos, Argonne, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Oak Ridge. These facilities enabled particle discoveries, nuclear weapon development, biomedical accelerator applications, and fusion breakthroughs such as LLNL’s National Ignition Facility surpassing breakeven. The laboratories depend on advanced computational technologies to collect and analyze data. In November 2025 the Department of Energy launched the Genesis Mission to build an integrated, AI-powered discovery platform that promises sweeping scientific capabilities while introducing substantial risks to scientific infrastructure and planetary stewardship.
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