It takes a village to raise an idiot: fixing US science education.
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SUBMITTER: Dove A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC150809 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Oct
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It takes a village to raise an idiot: fixing US science education.
The Journal of clinical investigation 20021001 8
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