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The history of science offers stark warnings: during Stalin’s regime, pseudoscience like Lysenkoism led to famine and scientific repression. Today, similar dangers loom if science is weaponized for political agendas. Public distrust is exploited by populist rhetoric and conspiracy theories, threatening to turn scientific institutions into targets of censorship or outright discrediting—especially if figures like Donald Trump succeed in elevating anti-science narratives to power.