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Golden opportunities

With a variety of federal positions and a fledgling life-sciences sector, northern Virginia offers plenty of opportunities, from bench researcher to programme officer. Ted Agres reports.

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Agres, T. Golden opportunities. Nature 449, 942–943 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7164-942a

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