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Nature 439, 912 (23 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/439912c; Published online 22 February 2006

Diet's healthy blend of science and practicality

Alastair Robertson1

  1. Group Executive, Agribusiness, CSIRO, PO Box 93, North Ryde, New South Wales 1670, Australia

Your Editorial "A recipe for trouble" (Nature 438, 1052; 2005) raises concerns with me of a disconcerting mindset around the 'preciousness' of science, which I sense exists in parts of the scientific community. The view that working with industry demeans the quality or integrity of science, or that using the media to translate scientific findings into uptake strategies is tainted by commercialism, is worrying.

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