The Boston-area biotechnology cluster is one of the most successful on the planet. But competition is growing from other states and countries. Heidi Ledford reports on what the region is doing to maintain its edge.
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Ledford, H. Ahead of the pack. Nature 459, 286–287 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7244-286a
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