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Published online 2 June 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040531-1
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Bioweapons labs outed by own research
Analysis of research record reveals hidden activities.
Want to know whether a suspect laboratory is carrying out illicit weapons research? Just take a look at its publication record. According to US researchers, the pattern of scientific papers produced by a facility can give away vital information about any secret activities, even if these are never mentioned in the papers themselves.
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