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Nature Medicine 10, 1006 (2004)
doi:10.1038/nm1004-1006a

Scientists stumped by dual push for open access, secrecy

Emily Singer1

  1. Boston


Researchers unsure about where to draw the line on sensitive material.


The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is increasingly moving to adopt schemes that promote open access to scientific information. Most scientists favor the plans, but the push is adding confusion over how to balance openness with simultaneously rising security concerns about biodefense research.