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Counting the cost

Budgeting wisely can be critical to a young lab's early success. Kendall Powell finds out how to stretch funds for maximum effect.

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  1. Kendall Powell is a freelance science writer in Broomfield, Colorado.

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Powell, K. Counting the cost. Nature 434, 1048–1049 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7036-1048a

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