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R D in America 美国研发战略 Bad medicine 医学受阻 Cutting American health research will harm theworld 美国削减医药研究经费，影响波及整个地球 BARACK OBAMA, in his state-of-the-union speech on February 12th, called for a new era ofscientific discovery. 2月12日，巴拉克奥巴马在国情咨文演讲中号召人民开启科研成果新纪元。 Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of thespace race, he declared. 他宣布:自太空竞赛取胜以来，我们始终未能将科技研发推向一个新高度，现在是时候了。 He praised projects to map the human brain and accelerate regenerative medicine. 他还表扬了大脑活动图谱绘制工程和再生医学提速项目。 This would mean spending more on research. 这意味着他打算在科研上投入更多的经费。 As The Economist went to press, America s government was about to do the opposite. 本期《经济学人》付印时，美国政府正欲背道而驰。 Federal spending is due to be cut on March 1st, the result of a long brawl over the deficit. | 
