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National Academy of Sciences

The [[National Academy of Sciences building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 2000 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the National Academy is one of the highest honors in the scientific field. Members of the National Academy of Sciences serve ''pro bono'' as "advisers to the nation" on science, engineering, and medicine. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.

Founded in 1863 as a result of an Act of Congress approved by Abraham Lincoln, the NAS is charged with "providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. ... to provide scientific advice to the government 'whenever called upon' by any government department."

The academy receives no compensation from the government for its services. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Science and technology to counter terrorism proceedings of an Indo-U.S. workshop /

    Science and technology to counter terrorism proceedings of an Indo-U.S. workshop /

    Published 2007
    “…National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Committee on International Security and Arms Control…”
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    Atmospheric change and the North American transportation sector summary of a trilateral workshop /

    Atmospheric change and the North American transportation sector summary of a trilateral workshop /

    Published 1998
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    Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of care : summary of a joint workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences /

    Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa reducing the treatment gap, improving quality of care : summary of a joint workshop by the Institute of Medi...

    Published 2010
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    Factors affecting the utilization of the International Space Station for research in the biological and physical sciences

    Factors affecting the utilization of the International Space Station for research in the biological and physical sciences

    Published 2003
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    Review of NASA's earth science enterprise applications program plan

    Review of NASA's earth science enterprise applications program plan

    Published 2002
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    The role of theory in advancing 21st-century biology catalyzing transformative research : report of the Committee on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Sciences in the 21st Century /

    The role of theory in advancing 21st-century biology catalyzing transformative research : report of the Committee on Defining and Advancing the Conceptual Basis of Biological Scien...

    Published 2008
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    Oceanography in 2025 proceedings of a workshop /

    Oceanography in 2025 proceedings of a workshop /

    Published 2009
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