Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

PDF Version of Nature Biotech Article: “Science Communication Re-Considered”

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MIT Knight Science Journalism Tracker has posted a PDF version of the Nature Biotechnology article. Previously, the article has only been available to readers with an institutional subscription. See also the news release.

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