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Tricky terrains

The drug and biotech industries are not always easy to break into. Developing a diverse skill set could be the key to success, Karen Kaplan reports.

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Kaplan, K. Tricky terrains. Nature 463, 388–389 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7279-388a

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