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Nature 414, 484 (29 November 2001) | doi:10.1038/35107227
An eye on the future
Alison Abbott1
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The next president of Germany's Max Planck Society is putting aside a glittering research career in developmental biology to wrestle with politics, ethics and budgets, says Alison Abbott.
Scientifically, Peter Gruss seems to have it all. He is the most highly cited developmental biologist in Germany, and just two years ago he launched a groundbreaking project to open up the black box of brain development.
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