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Data sharing: An open mind on open data

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The move to make scientific findings transparent can be a major boon to research, but it can be tricky to embrace the change.

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  1. Virginia Gewin is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon.,

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Gewin, V. Data sharing: An open mind on open data. Nature 529, 117–119 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7584-117a

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