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Do You Need More Danger in Your Life?

Aug 09, 2007

In the August issue, Wired lists the most dangerous jobs in science. Being an astronaut may top the list, but biologists make the list quite a few times: coming in at number two are researchers working in biosafety level four labs (seriously, guys, Ebola is dangerous); lab technicians working with Doctors Without Borders also rank (not only are diseases nasty, but there are those pesky bullets flying around); and just being a graduate student (you think you know what you're doing, and then ka-boom!).

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