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Reproductive biology: Breeding opportunities

The reproductive sciences offer an unusual variety of career options — but some are more fertile than others.

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Schubert, C. Reproductive biology: Breeding opportunities. Nature 495, 399–401 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7441-399a

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