If the prospect of endless lab work doesn't appeal, maybe using your qualifications to address global problems more directly would be the answer. There is plenty of scope for those who wish to pursue science with a 'social conscience', as Virginia Gewin finds out.
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Virginia Gewin is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon.
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Gewin, V. Save the world and keep a career. Nature 438, 526–527 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7067-526a
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