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Nature 452, 685 (10 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/452685b; Published online 9 April 2008

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Italy must invest more in science and technology

Ivano Bertini1, Silvio Garattini2 & Rino Rappuoli3

  1. Center for Magnetic Resonance, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
  2. Mario Negri Institute, 20157 Milan, Italy
  3. Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy

Silvio Berlusconi and Walter Veltroni, the leaders of the two major political parties taking part in Italy's elections on 13 and 14 April, have been debating issues critical for the future of the country's economy — with one crucial omission. Neither of these has mentioned increasing investment in science, technology and education.