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The election result has boosted hopes for a new era in which scientific integrity is restored to US government and policies are based on fairness, science and the consensus of evidence, a commitment to unite and a determination to work towards the common good. After four years of faily hammer-blows to the foundations of government, democracy and evidence- based policy, a majority of US voters have rightly decided that enough is enough, and have embraced a future of hope, truth, decency, evidence an dscience. The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice-president of the United States provides a welcome glimmer of hope in a year dominated by the tragedy of the Coronavirus pandemic. The country, and the world, can begin to close the door on four years of chaos, catastrophe, incompetence and the normalization of false information from the holder of the United States’ highest public office. In a Nature poll run since the election result was announced, more than 75% of respondents said they are optimistic about the result. After four years of daily hammer-blows to the foundations of government, democracy and evidence-based policy, a majority of US voters have rightly decided that enough is enough, and have embraced a future of hope, truth, decency, evidence and science. The election of Joe Biden and kamala Harris as the next president an vice-president of the United States provides a welcome glimmer of hope in a year dominated by