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Editorial
Nature 446, 950 (26 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/446950a; Published online 25 April 2007
Conflicted contractors
Private contractors play a discreet but increasingly important role in the research operations of government agencies. These companies are generously paid to do everything from surveying endangered species to collecting and reviewing toxicology studies of potentially dangerous chemicals.
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