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Brothers in art

Piers Coleman is a theoretical physicist, his brother Jaz a musician with an unusual pedigree. Together, they want to break down boundaries between science and the arts. Sarah Tomlin attends their latest concert.

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Tomlin, S. Brothers in art. Nature 431, 14–16 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/431014a

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