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Nature 451, 768 (14 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/451768d; Published online 13 February 2008

Future stars of the lab need realistic role models

Sarah C. Hubbard1

  1. Department of Chemistry, B84 Hildebrand Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA

The Futures story 'When Britney Spears comes to my lab' (Nature 451, 106; 2008) was written tongue in cheek, but I am disappointed that Nature published it. Those of us who have decided "to put in more hours at the lab for the same reason all good scientists do" will resent being compared to even a fictional Ms Spears.