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An indifference to boundaries

As some of the world's largest universities undergo dramatic departmental restructuring to foster interdisciplinary research, John Whitfield asks whether they're making the right move.

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Whitfield, J. An indifference to boundaries. Nature 451, 872–873 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/451872a

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