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Just how quickly could preprints speed up scientific discovery? According to Stanford bioengineer Stephen Quake, if one preprint inspired the work of just two other people, biologists would see a five-fold acceleration in scientific progress within a decade.

Biology's Roiling Debate Over Publishing Research Early

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If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Five years ago, Daniel MacArthur set out to build a massive library of human gene sequences—one of the biggest ever.