The doubling of public funds for life-science research in the United States has increased the number of postdocs, but it has yet to create significantly more permanent academic positions, says Eugene Russo.
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Eugene Russo is a freelance writer based in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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Russo, E. Victims of success. Nature 422, 354–355 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj6929-354a
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