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Published online 5 December 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.357

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Cell biology sideshow draws a crowd

NIH cheerleaders and punny tunes win plaudits.

“Talent is not a pre-requisite,” said Kerry Bloom, a cell biologist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, minutes before he judged Cell Slam, a scientific sideshow that drew a crowd of more than 500 cell biologists during their society’s annual meeting. “Spirit — that’s what we want.

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