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Nature Communications retracts criticised paper on female mentors

Authors express ‘deep regret’ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported

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Nature Communications retracts criticised paper on female mentors

Authors express ‘deep regret’ after independent review finds conclusions of research are not supported

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