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UK government appoints next chief scientific adviser

A former pharmaceutical boss will help navigate the UK’s exit from the European Union.

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Gibney, E. UK government appoints next chief scientific adviser. Nature 551, 282 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.22956

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