Students starting their PhD and postdocs moving into fresh areas of research often find themselves in need of different technical skills. How does everyone get up to speed? Karen Kreeger reports.
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Karen Kreeger is freelance science writer based in Philadelphia.
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Kreeger, K. The learning curve. Nature 424, 234–235 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj6945-234a
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