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Communication: The best words in the best order

Those who prefer organizing ideas to working at the bench should consider a career in technical writing.

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Bonetta, L. Communication: The best words in the best order. Nature 475, 255–257 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7355-255a

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