Here you will find illustrative case studies, some chosen to exemplify a growing U.S. innovation deficit in areas that have high significance for national security or economic competitiveness, others because they exemplify the extraordinary intellectual and social potential of additional investment in basic research. What stands out is how much further we can push the boundaries of human understanding with concerted effort, through the remarkable process of scientific inquiry.

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Unleashing the Power of Synthetic Proteins

Potential breakthroughs in medicine, energy and technology

President, Science Philanthropy Alliance

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Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley

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President of Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Director of Life Sciences at Simons Foundation

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President of the National Bureau of Economic Research

Geophysicist and Editor in Chief, Science

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Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Professor Emeritus at
University of California at Los Angelas

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Professor of Physics
Stanford University and Stanford Linear Accelerator SLAC