title: French science. New CNRS chief hopes to deliver on science.
abstract: For years, French research ministers have prodded the nation's scientists to make their research pay off for society. But that message has been slow to sink in. Last week, the government gave the assignment to a biologist who has done exactly that, but who believes that the carrot works better than the stick.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balter
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005602:France; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012106:Research