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Science 18 April 2003:
Vol. 300. no. 5618, p. 405
DOI: 10.1126/science.300.5618.405b
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NASA has chosen its two landing sites for upcoming rover missions. The choice spots unveiled last week are Gusev Crater, an ancient lakebed, and the Meridiani Planum halfway around the planet, which features iron oxide deposits. Other candidates were deemed too hostile (Science, 10 May 2002, p. 1006). The rovers are scheduled to be launched in June and arrive on Mars next January.

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CREDIT: JPL/NASA

The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month asked the government to offer its views on a lower court decision that ends the 170-year-old "research exemption,"which has allowed academic scientists doing basic research to freely borrow patented technologies. Duke University has asked the court to overturn the ruling in Madey v. Duke (Science, 3 January, p. 26). The request suggests that some justices are interested in hearing the case, but a decision isn't expected until later this year.




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