The reuse of public datasets in the life sciences: potential risks and rewards

The ‘big data’ revolution has enabled novel types of analyses in the life sciences, facilitated by public sharing and reuse of datasets. Here, we review the prodigious potential of reusing publicly available datasets and the associated challenges, limitations and risks. Possible solutions to issues...

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Main Authors: Katharina Sielemann, Alenka Hafner, Boas Pucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9954.pdf