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Nature 436, 442 (28 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436442a; Published online 27 July 2005

Independence at the top

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The US Food and Drug Administration badly needs some strong and stable leadership.

On 18 July, the US Senate finally confirmed Lester Crawford as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Crawford has been acting commissioner since March 2004.