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National Academy of Sciences (NAS): An institution
created by Congress in 1863 to provide science-based advice to the government.
The sister organizations associated with the Academy are the National Academy of
Engineers, Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. The
Academies and the Institute are honorary societies that elect new members to
their ranks each year. The bulk of the institutions’ science-policy and
technical work is conducted by the National Research Council (NRC), created
expressly for that purpose. The NRC’s Board on Agriculture addresses issues
confronting agriculture, food, and related environmental topics.
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