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A global R&D treaty could boost innovation and improve the health of the world’s poor—and rich.
Researchers and conscientious citizens must unite against the partisan rancor in American politics and restore the role of scientific information in policymaking.
Grading journals on how well they share information with readers will help deliver accountability to an industry that often lacks it.
Overzealous open-access advocates are creating an exploitative environment, threatening the credibility of scholarly publishing.
False credit for scientific discoveries threatens the success and pace of research.
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