Projects such as SETI@home have proved that big research does not need big resources. Can lab-based research follow suit? Strike the right chord and you'll get an army of volunteers helping you for free, says Philip Ball.
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Ball, P. The common good. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040816-14
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news040816-14