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Data sharing: Empty archives

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Most researchers agree that open access to data is the scientific ideal, so what is stopping it happening? Bryn Nelson investigates why many researchers choose not to share.

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Bryn Nelson is a freelance science and medical writer based in Seattle, Washington. See Opinion, pages 168 and 171 and online special

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