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Nature 436, 454-455 (28 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436454a; Published online 27 July 2005

In defence of data

Emma Marris1

  1. Emma Marris is a Washington correspondent for Nature.
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As spokesman for America's scientific élite, Ralph Cicerone will have to do some tough talking in Washington. Emma Marris asks him how he'll ensure that politicians will listen to the science.

Less than a month into his new job, Ralph Cicerone is already on the offensive on Capitol Hill. Taking over as the 21st president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on 1 July, Cicerone has had to leave his office littered with unpacked boxes as he heads for Congress to do battle over climate change.

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