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How important is mobility for young European scientists?

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Japan's other research hub David Cyranoski 10 August 2006

The city of Sendai has much to offer research and industry, but, says David Cyranoski, competition for funding and brains is stiff.

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From bench to briefs Monya Baker 3 August 2006

Patent law offers opportunities for those who wish to leave the lab but not science, says Monya Baker.

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The opening of the Large Hadron Collider in Europe will offer high-powered opportunities for particle physicists to decode the mysteries of the Universe. Virginia Gewin finds out more.

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