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Nature 435, 1010-1011 (23 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/4351010a; Published online 22 June 2005
Special Report Databases in peril
Zeeya Merali & Jim Giles
Abstract
Life-sciences databases are in crisis, say their operators, as funders keen to support exciting new projects lose interest in maintaining existing services. Nature investigates the scale of the problem.
A lack of stable funding is threatening biology's core databases. Unless funding agencies set aside dedicated grants, the fear is that researchers will lose access to information vital to their work.
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