The American public, especially our younger generation, is increasingly interested in what happens outside of our borders, and particularly in Africa.

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But our baby boomer generation started out so liberal that we need the input of younger people to temper our natural inclinations.

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This ten year contraction has been forcing our highly skilled researchers to spend more time raising money than doing the research they spent decades training for, is encouraging established researchers to leave our shores in search of greater funding opportunities or to leave research altogether, and is discouraging the younger generation from embarking on a career in science.

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