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Donna Edwards: “Investing in science, even when there is no foreseeable concrete benefit to society, does indeed pay off.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2016
Investing in science, even when there is no foreseeable concrete benefit to society, does indeed pay off.
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Donna Edwards
Democratic · Maryland

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Edwards advocates for investment in scientific research despite uncertain benefits.

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