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The way back

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With traditional taboos receding, and the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors in flux, some researchers are moving from industry back to academia. Quirin Schiermeier looks at the trade-offs.

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Schiermeier, Q. The way back. Nature 466, 402–403 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7304-402a

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