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Politics: The long shadow of the shutdown

Stalled Antarctic field work as a result of the US government shutdown has jeopardized early-career scientists and their projects, says Gretchen E. Hofmann.

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Hofmann, G. Politics: The long shadow of the shutdown. Nature 502, 431–432 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/502431a

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