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Science and Technology Policy | Journal

The President’s Scientist

November 25, 2009 | Neal F. Lane, Kirstin R.W. Matthews
A scientist picks up test tubes from a rack.

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Neal F. Lane

Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy | Professor of Physics and Astronomy Emeritus

Kirstin R.W. Matthews

Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy

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The science advisor to the U.S. president has the opportunity to influence how scientific research is supported by the federal government, as well as the ways in which science and technology can be applied to meet the needs of society.

Read the full article in Cell.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2009.11.024
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