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The News & Comment article “As Mideast peace process lags, science endures” by Jocelyn Kaiser (6 Mar., p. 14471) illustrates a human aspect of science often neglected in the media. I would like to offer an example of such collaborations with the potential to help heal enmities between two peoples. A number of Jewish scientists have participated in a collaboration between U.S. universities and Saudi Arabia. While on the faculty at Yale University School of Medicine, during discussions with Saudi and Yale collaborators, I wrote a computer application designed to help improve the care (and our understanding) of several severe pediatric illnesses in Saudi Arabia. I also spent some weeks as a guest of the sponsoring institution, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, living in downtown Riyadh and working with Saudi scientists and physicians. Others Jewish scientists at Yale and several other U.S. universities were similarly involved in clinical care and medical research collaborations. I enjoyed much hospitality and learned a lot from the intercultural discussions with my hosts. 1: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.279.5356.1447
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