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Nature 423, 211 (15 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/423211b
Medical council pins hopes on public advocate of science
Jim Giles
Leading neuroscientist Colin Blakemore has been chosen to run Britain's main biomedical research agency, the Medical Research Council (MRC).Blakemore's assertive personality, which colleagues say he brings to all aspects of his work, is likely to be tested to the full at the London-based council.
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