Source: Gale Buchanan and Bobby Moser, AGRI-PULSE, 10/14/11
 

Across wide swaths of our nation, Americans benefit from advances in technology. From Doppler radar, which provides earlier, better warnings of dangerous weather conditions; to GPS technology that underpins everything from the daily convenience of directional guidance to life-saving advances in disaster response; to medical procedures - CAT scans, MRIs, laser surgery and more - that mean less invasive, more successful cancer treatments leading to better survival rates, they all share a common foundation: They are based to a significant degree on our government's investment in research.

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