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Rumours swirl about Trump's science adviser pick

Climate sceptic William Happer and ardent critic of academia David Gelernter have met with the president.

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Witze, A., Tollefson, J. Rumours swirl about Trump's science adviser pick. Nature (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.21336

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