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Nature Cell Biology 11, 1273 (1 November 2009) | doi:10.1038/ncb1109-1273a

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Scholarly publication remains essential for describing and contextualizing findings, but it is inadequate as the only document of research activity. Most journals require a significant conceptual advance, and format constraints typically allow only for the presentation of representative qualitative, or statistically processed quantitative data.