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Nature 448, 839-840 (23 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448839b; Published online 22 August 2007

Indentured labour

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The deal at the foot of the scientific totem pole remains a raw one.

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) has just released a report on the career trajectories of young life scientists in the United States (see page 848). It is likely to give pause to some of those currently considering graduate training as a route to a career in the academic life sciences.