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Nature 441, 790-791 (15 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/441790a; Published online 14 June 2006

Science academies target G8 agenda

Declan Butler

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National institutions coordinate efforts on global politics.

In a demonstration of how international negotiations should be done, 12 national science academies have issued two joint statements to the leaders of the G8 countries, who will meet at their annual summit in Russia next month. One endorses a reinvention of the world's disease surveillance system; the other calls for a major expansion of energy research to address a looming global crisis in energy supplies.