Svante Pääbo: Nobel Disease before Nobel Prize
Svante Pääbo, the father of paleogenomics, went funny before his Nobel Prize.
By Leonid Schneider, on research integrity, biomedical ethics and academic publishing
Svante Pääbo, the father of paleogenomics, went funny before his Nobel Prize.
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And a guest post by “Paul Jones” at the end!
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“legions d’honneurs, prix, promotion….
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