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Nature 414, 241 (15 November 2001) | doi:10.1038/35104772

Russia establishes advisory council in bid to boost science

Bryon MacWilliams

President Vladimir Putin has set up a new advisory council to help him revive Russia's beleaguered science and high-technology sectors.Scientists hope the body will make science a higher political priority, although they note that it includes many officials who have overseen the free fall in funding and prestige that has made scientists some of the poorest-paid workers in the country.