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Public access to data may be closer than you think

Nature Biotechnology volume 17, pages 604–605 (1999)Cite this article

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How to shield your valuable research from the reach of the Shelby Amendment.

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  1. P.L. 105–277, amending section 36 of OMB Circular A-110.

  2. H.R. 88, To amend the Treasury and General Government Appropriation Act, 1999 to repeal the requirement on public disclosure of federally funded research data (introduced Jan 6, 1999).

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    Ronald I. Eisenstein & David S. Resnick

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Eisenstein, R., Resnick, D. Public access to data may be closer than you think. Nat Biotechnol 17, 604–605 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/9924

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