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The Carnegie Corp. is pulling out all the stops for its planned 1991 report on the application of science and technology to government for the benefit of society. Earlier this year, the philanthropic organization formed a commission to prepare the sweeping report, loading it with such luminaries as Joshua Lederberg, Jerome Weisner, Bobby lnman, John Brademas, Donald Kennedy, and Jimmy Carter. But even that star-studded cast apparently wasn't luminous enough. Now, the new commission has taken the

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So how does one tell the two bodies apart? The commission will meet regularly (its next session will be October 24) and is accountable for the final report, says Russell, while the advisory panel will not meet officially and its members will be consulted "as needed."

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