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Embracing interdisciplinary connections in academia

Nature Microbiology volume 7, page 470 (2022)Cite this article

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Focused research efforts provide important advances in science, but huge global problems will only be solved through interdisciplinary collaborations, argues David Ng.

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Ng, D. Embracing interdisciplinary connections in academia. Nat Microbiol 7, 470 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01084-1

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