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Bonded by science: researchers describe their nerdy proposals

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Scientific papers often inspire new ideas and questions, and sometimes even tinges of professional jealousy. But on the rarest of occasions, a publication will go straight to the heart. A few researchers have taken the opportunity to register their love in the nerdiest manner, by hiding a proposal of marriage in their manuscripts.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-01815-7

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