The US government sometimes funds research in private companies. But there has been disagreement about the type of research that should receive public money. A consensus may be beginning to emerge.
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Branscomb, L. Who should fund basic technology?. Nature 392, 123–124 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/32276
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