A network of social scientists in the United Kingdom is seeking better ways to study the work of biologists. But, asks Colin Macilwain, can it earn its subjects' trust?
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Macilwain, C. Genetics: Watching science at work. Nature 462, 840–842 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462840a
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