Lander resigns as Biden’s science adviser

Eric Lander has resigned as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy amid allegations of creating a toxic work environment at OSTP.

“I am devastated that I caused hurt to past and present colleagues by the way in which I have spoken to them,” Lander wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden, acknowledging that he “crossed the line at times into being disrespectful and demeaning.”...