‘We have very little hope’: Brazilian scientists’ despair at cuts

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Ninety per cent federal funding cut will leave research projects unfinished and cause massive brain drain, experts warn

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Ninety per cent federal funding cut will leave research projects unfinished and cause massive brain drain, experts warn

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