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Nature 425, 439 (2 October 2003) | doi:10.1038/425439b

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Adviser gears up to bring scientists to matters of state

Geoff Brumfiel

George Atkinson's office window at the Department of State in Washington DC looks across the street to the National Academies, which advise the US government on scientific matters. But bringing the right technical expertise into the state department has been a perennial problem.