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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Nelson, B. Data sharing: Empty archives. Nature 461, 160–163 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461160a
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