Cuba's socialist science policies are producing top-notch research from scant economic resources. But, as Jim Giles reports, they have harsh consequences for scientists who do not fit in with government priorities.
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Jim Giles is a senior reporter for Nature, based in London
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Giles, J. ¿Vive la revolución?. Nature 436, 322–324 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/436322a
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