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Nature 447, 638 (7 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/447638a; Published online 6 June 2007

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Those who are crossing boundaries need less talk, more help and flexibility

James A. Smith1,2 & Gemma E. Carey1,3

  1. Discipline of Public Health, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
  2. Discipline of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
  3. Discipline of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia

Interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research are increasingly perceived to be at the frontier of science. But as Adina Payton and Mary Lou Zoback point out in Recruiters ('Crossing boundaries, hitting barriers' Nature 445, 950; 2007), it is not clear how the scientific community can gain from their evolution.

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