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Nature 425, 113 (11 September 2003) | doi:10.1038/425113a

Young guns shoot to the top in China's research revolution

David Cyranoski

As older scientists retire and research rapidly expands, a large number of young scientists in China are being thrust into prominent positions.This year, for example, the Institute of Biophysics in Beijing, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has hired 13 new group leaders with an average age of less than 40.