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Getting results from experiments can be difficult, especially if the materials you work with decide to fight back. Amber Dance investigates some of the unappreciated risks of being at the bench.

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Dance, A. Lab hazard. Nature 458, 664–665 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7238-664a

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