Biologists in Osaka think that their city's 'un-Japanese' culture makes it the ideal part of the country to become a hub for biotechnology. David Cyranoski investigates.
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Cyranoski, D. Primed for a biotech boom. Nature 437, 1060–1062 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7061-1060a
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