Hans-E Hagen & Jan Carlstedt-Duke, Building global networks for human diseases: genes and populations, Nature Medicine 10, 665 - 667 (2004). (Access restricted to subscribers.) The authors describe a recent research forum where participants explored "examples of national networks for the genetic study of human disease and at the potential for future collaborations between scientists in North America and Europe with science communities elsewhere, particularly in developing and restructuring countries." Specific databanks ("biobanks") And their scope are highlighted and the utility of increased data sharing is advocated, while Hagen and Carlstedt-Duke also consider issues of public funding, commercial interests and intellectual property.
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Garrett at 7/01/2004 11:08:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
