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Taking a risk in start-ups

Nature volume 429, pages 484–485 (2004)Cite this article

If you are planning to start your career by joining a biotech start-up, you will need to do some homework. Virginia Gewin assesses the risks involved.

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  1. Virginia Gewin is a freelance science writer based in Portland, Oregon

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Gewin, V. Taking a risk in start-ups. Nature 429, 484–485 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj6990-484a

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