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Should I stay or should I go?

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Gut check time: should you stay in academia, on the bench or even quit science?

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  1. Kendall Powell is a freelance writer based in Broomfield, Colorado

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Powell, K. Should I stay or should I go?. Nature 444, 782–785 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7120-782a

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