De Bruyn, P.J. Nico2014-01-302014-05-312013-11De Bruyn, PJN 2013, 'Riding shutdowns in developing world', Nature, vol. 503, no. 7475, pp. 198-198.0028-0836 (print)1476-4687 (online)10.1038/503198ehttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/33200The recent US government shutdown hit researchers in the Antarctic particularly hard (G. E. Hofmann Nature 502, 431–432; 2013). But spare a thought for the feats of endurance shown by scientists from the developing world, who continue working in such harsh environments while contending with chronically unpredictable political factors in their own countries.enNature Publishing Group.RidingShutdownsDeveloping worldEndurance, PhysicalScientistsAntarcticaScientific expeditions -- AntarcticaPostprint Article