English is the language of science. So to what extent are researchers who are non-native English speakers at a disadvantage? Bonnie Lee La Madeleine talks to scientists hailing from Japan to Germany.
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La Madeleine, B. Lost in translation. Nature 445, 454–455 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7126-454a
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