Jabrane Labidi - News and Views by Rita Parai

The news and views article written by colleague and carnegie alumni Rita Parai is amazing. I will seriously use some of the vocabulary she uses in her document to explain the notion of clumped isotopes to a general audience

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01020-5?utm_source=twt_nv&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsandviews

a pdf version of Rita's article is available for free on the nature website! go check it out

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