Life scientists are increasingly posting manuscripts to the preprint server, joining the ranks of thousands of physicists.
Life scientists are increasingly posting manuscripts to the preprint server, joining the ranks of thousands of physicists.
August 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2012 issue of The Scientist.
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Starting in April 2013, research supported by the United Kingdom government must be made freely available within 6 months of publication.
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