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DETECTING A SPARK: Aspiring scientists are all ears as they interact
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In his millennium lecture on ‘Science and our World’s Future’ hosted by The
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In a talk that was interspersed with references to the Nehruvian coinage
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Dr. Alberts cited the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, founded in
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Dr. Alberts said it was imperative for scientists to appreciate that new
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