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Published online 29 April 2009 | Nature 458, 1085 (2009) | doi:10.1038/4581085a
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Obama says more money
President promises rise in research and development funds.
President Barack Obama has bolstered his already-lofty promises to US scientists, saying he wants the country's research and development budget to rise to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP).
That would be an increase of roughly US$46 billion annually from today's investment, which is nearly 2.
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