Riding shutdowns in developing world

The recent US government shutdown hit researchers in the Antarctic particularly hard (G. E. Hofmann Nature 502, 431–432; 2013). But spare a thought for the feats of endurance shown by scientists from the developing world, who continue working in such harsh environments while contending with chronica...

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Published in:Nature
Main Author: De Bruyn, P.J. Nico
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33200
https://doi.org/10.1038/503198e
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Summary:The recent US government shutdown hit researchers in the Antarctic particularly hard (G. E. Hofmann Nature 502, 431–432; 2013). But spare a thought for the feats of endurance shown by scientists from the developing world, who continue working in such harsh environments while contending with chronically unpredictable political factors in their own countries. http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html hb2014 ab2014