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Basic research must orient itself toward societal goals

Citing numerous examples historical and contemporary, leading science policy analysts Sheila Jasanhoff, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, and Suzan Cozzens, Georgia Institute of Technology, have urged a fundamental shift in the way scientific research is carried out.

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