The proper balance between fixed-term employment and permanent positions has yet to be determined, says Heike Langenberg.
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Heike Langenberg is a physical sciences editor at Nature.
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Langenberg, H. Uncertainty of short-term contracts is turning talent away from science. Nature 410, 849–850 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35071226
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