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• National Research Council
• National Science Foundation
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Resources in This Category

• Government Executive Magazine - Information Overload

  http://www.governmentexecutive.com/features/0800/0800s6.htm
  Describes the National Technical Information Service, NTIS, which is the self-funding clearinghouse for the government's research and other technical information.

• J. Craig Venter Institute

  http://www.jcvi.org/
  Analysis of genomes and gene products for applications in medicine, nutrition and agriculture. Features projects, education and career opportunities in Rockville and San Diego.

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

  http://www.nist.gov/
  Works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

  http://www.nsf.gov/
  NSF is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through research programs and education projects.

• National Technical Information Service

  http://www.ntis.gov/
  NTIS, an agency of the US Dept of Commerce, provides access to more than 3 million scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information produced by or for the U.S. government and complementary material from international sources.

• U.S. National Academies

  http://www.nationalacademies.org/
  The National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, "advisors to the nation."

• Washington Academy of Sciences

  http://www.washacadsci.org/
  Aims to encourage the advancement of science and "to conduct, endow, or assist investigation in any department of science."

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