Researchers threatened by the budgetary process in the United States are preaching the virtues of basic research. But even Dr Frank Press's argument will not wash. What should be done?
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What case for basic research?. Nature 294, 99–100 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/294099a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/294099a0
