International collaborations are common in science. But some researchers go one step further, holding formal appointments in two (or more) countries—in some cases, on opposite sides of the globe. Cassandra Willyard examines what researchers have to gain from such far-flung arrangements.
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Willyard, C. Double-duty discovery. Nat Med 17, 912–915 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0811-912
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