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Science & politics: Speaking out about science

Barack Obama promised a new era of integrity and openness for American science. Government scientists are now asking what has changed.

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Emily Waltz is a freelance writer based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Waltz, E. Science & politics: Speaking out about science. Nature 467, 768–770 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467768a

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