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Published online 9 September 2009 |
Nature
461,
156
(2009)
| doi:10.1038/461156a
Corrected online: 18 September 2009
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Export-control laws worry academics
US researchers hope planned reforms will reduce the risk of prosecution.
Academics in the United States are hoping that pending legislation and a presidentially mandated review could provide long-sought relief from export laws they believe hamper international scientific cooperation and research.
The defence and aerospace industries have long struggled with the seemingly Byzantine nature of export-control regulations, as has NASA, which has sought exemptions to cover its work on the International Space Station.
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