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Come all ye scientists, busy and exhausted. O come ye, O come ye, out of the lab

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    Richard J. Ladle & Ana C. M. Malhado

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore

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Ladle, R., Malhado, A. & Todd, P. Come all ye scientists, busy and exhausted. O come ye, O come ye, out of the lab. Nature 450, 1156 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/4501156a

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