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A new commentary piece, Linking big: the continuing promise of evolutionary synthesis,  in the journal Evolution describes the promise of “synthetic science,”  which includes re-use of data sets,  research results, or unconnected methods or concepts,  leading to new discoveries or trends.    The authors, who all are affiliated with the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent),  argue [...]

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A strong editorial on data archiving is now available online in the February issue of The American Naturalist. Authors Michael C. Whitlock, Mark A. McPeek, Mark D. Rausher, Loren Rieseberg, and Allen J. Moore present the case for the importance of data archiving in science.   This is the first of several coordinated editorials soon to appear in major journals: To promote the preservation and [...]

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