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Plant Biologist Jane Silverthorne Dies at 69

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No More Paywalls on Federally Funded Research: White House

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Majority of Top Government Science Jobs Unfilled

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Trump Releases Science Spending Priorities for FY2019

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Trump to Hold Annual Science Fair

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