Nobel Prize-winning scientists support online access to federally funded research results to spur innovation

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"The removal of access barriers and the expanded use of these research results can dramatically transform how scientists and citizens approach issues of vital importance to the public, such as medicine, climate change, and sustainable energy solutions.  It is a crucial building block in laying a strong national foundation to support accelerated discovery and innovation, which will in turn create economic and social benefits for the taxpayers who supported the research."


Read the full article at: Nobel Prize-winning scientists support online access to federally funded research results to spur innovation - By Heather Joseph, Spokesperson for the Alliance for Taxpayer Access.

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