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In 1971, Shneour moved to La Jolla (San Diego), California, with his family, where he served for two years as director of research for
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Addressing challenges and constraints faced by researchers, Shneour argued for a working consensus between scientists and bureaucracy in charge of funding, commenting that "It is not much of an exaggeration to suggest that had the present bureaucratic structure being in operation when
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in 1941. Shneour and his sister attended Cherry Lawn School in Darien, Connecticut. Upon naturalization in 1944 and after graduation, Shneour joined the
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