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Conscious of change

Khotso Mokhele, formerly in charge of developing research in South Africa, talks to Michael Cherry about the role that science is playing in the nation's development.

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Cherry, M. Conscious of change. Nature 444, 416–417 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/444416a

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