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US seeks to make science free for all

Moves to make research funded by the US government available to everyone could mark a turning point in a publishing revolution. Declan Butler reports.

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Butler, D. US seeks to make science free for all. Nature 464, 822–823 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/464822a

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