Medical discoveries have been shared at an unprecedented pace during the COVID-19 pandemic, but so have fraudulent studies, which has led to worries about scientific integrity.
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Watson, C. Rise of the preprint: how rapid data sharing during COVID-19 has changed science forever. Nat Med 28, 2–5 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01654-6
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