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The staff dreams are made of

Being the boss is new territory for young investigators. Kendall Powell screens strategies for managing a successful group.

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  1. Kendall Powell is a freelance writer based in Broomfield, Colorado.

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Powell, K. The staff dreams are made of. Nature 435, 242–243 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7039-242a

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