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Sep 04, 2008

Liam at Bitesize Bio says that bioscientists are particularly vulnerable to suffering a quarter-life crisis, the disillusionment that comes along with transitioning into the real-world. Since scientists spend so much time in academia, coming to grips with the working world, he says, can be particularly hard. "When reality bites, it bites very hard indeed," writes Liam.

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Booster for At-Risk

The New York Times reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has authorized a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for people over 65 or at increased risk.

Preprints OK to Mention Again

Nature News reports the Australian Research Council has changed its new policy and now allows preprints to be cited in grant applications.

Hundreds of Millions More to Share

The US plans to purchase and donate 500 million additional SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses, according to the Washington Post.

Nature Papers Examine Molecular Program Differences Influencing Neural Cells, Population History of Polynesia

In Nature this week: changes in molecular program during embryonic development leads to different neural cell types, and more.