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A snapshot of Lithuania’s life-sciences landscape

Nature examines the Baltic country’s research ambitions as it marks 20 years of European Union membership.
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  1. Jacqui Thornton

    1. Jacqui Thornton is a freelance writer based in Winchester, UK.

Many of those involved in Lithuanian research say that the Baltic country’s scientific ambitions stem from a desire to make its mark after becoming the first of 15 republics to break away from the Soviet Union in 1990, a year before the formal collapse of the union.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01139-9

Jacqui Thornton’s travel and accommodation were provided by Go Vilnius, a tourism and development agency.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

This article is part of Nature Spotlight: Lithuania, an editorially independent supplement. Advertisers have no influence over the content.

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