In the US, science has increasingly taken a backstage to politics in policy decisions. But as the country enters the presidential primary season this month, one of the most counterintuitive but effective ways for researchers to make a difference may be to join the GOP.
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Otto, S. One way to help science: become Republican. Nat Med 18, 17 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0112-17
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