GENEVA (AP) — The sprawling European science lab that houses the world’s largest atom smasher is taking new steps that will further limit its cooperation with Russian research institutes. The CERN Council announced Friday its scientists will suspend participation in all scientific committees in Russia and neighboring Belarus, which facilitated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. CERN is the the historic acronym for what is now the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a Geneva-based lab with 23 member states. Its governing body has grappled with its response to the invasion because nearly 7% of CERN’s 18,000-odd researchers from around the world are linked to Russian institutions.
Atom-smashing CERN lab ratchets up measures against Russia
