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As universities increasingly emphasize multidisciplinary research and teaching, would-be faculty members must demonstrate their ability to cross disciplinary boundaries

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A combination of techniques—from computation to medicinal chemistry—helps scientists pick better drug targets, often because of gaining a better understanding of how diseases work

Rapid advances in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences generate some of the hottest careers in science

Translational medicine facilitates the rapid, effective application of results in the research laboratory to patients in the clinic

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In recent years, Denmark has emerged as a major global player in life science research and commerce

Aging does not proceed along the same pathways and timelines in all populations

Scientists who start their corporate lives in the research laboratory don’t have to spend their entire careers at the bench

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Postdoctoral fellowships for many life scientists have become marathons that delay their entry to their first “real” jobs by some years

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