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In science news around the world this week, Thomas Insel discussed the aims, structure, and temporary leadership of the new National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; a joint German-Israeli research center on archaeology and human evolution is planned; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has vo...

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Published in:Science
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2012
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.335.6065.150-b
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.335.6065.150-b
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Summary:In science news around the world this week, Thomas Insel discussed the aims, structure, and temporary leadership of the new National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; a joint German-Israeli research center on archaeology and human evolution is planned; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has vowed to more than double India's spending on R&D over the next 5 years and build two major research facilities; sea snakes could be going missing from a haven in the Pacific Ocean; a new study suggests the Canadian High Arctic is also a good spot for ground-based optical astronomy; and a report has challenged an ambitious U.S. climate research plan.