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. 2022 Apr 14;18(4):e1009957.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009957. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Ten simple rules to ruin a collaborative environment

Carolyn J Lawrence-Dill  1   2 , Robyn L Allscheid  3 , Albert Boaitey  4 , Todd Bauman  5 , Edward S Buckler 4th  6 , Jennifer L Clarke  7   8 , Christopher Cullis  9 , Jack Dekkers  10 , Cassandra J Dorius  11 , Shawn F Dorius  12 , David Ertl  13 , Matthew Homann  5 , Guiping Hu  14 , Mary Losch  15 , Eric Lyons  16 , Brenda Murdoch  17 , Zahra-Katy Navabi  18 , Somashekhar Punnuri  19 , Fahad Rafiq  20 , James M Reecy  10 , Patrick S Schnable  1 , Nicole M Scott  1 , Moira Sheehan  21 , Xavier Sirault  22 , Margaret Staton  23 , Christopher K Tuggle  10 , Alison Van Eenennaam  24 , Rachael Voas  11
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Ten simple rules to ruin a collaborative environment

Carolyn J Lawrence-Dill et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .
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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. No need for time and money—we’re EXCITED!
Fig 2
Fig 2. Personal boundaries? Disloyal.
Fig 3
Fig 3. Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fig 4
Fig 4. Death by meeting.
Fig 5
Fig 5. Who does what around here?
Fig 6
Fig 6. Never rethink the plan.
Fig 7
Fig 7. Limelight on the bigshot.
Fig 8
Fig 8. Micromanagers can have a soul-crushing impact!
Fig 9
Fig 9. Who are these weirdos and why are they talking?
Fig 10
Fig 10. Just ignore them and maybe they’ll go away…
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