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. 2014 Sep;32(9):871-3.
doi: 10.1038/nbt.3004.

Scientific rigor and the art of motorcycle maintenance

Marcus Munafò  1 , Simon Noble  2 , William J Browne  1 , Dani Brunner  3 , Katherine Button  1 , Joaquim Ferreira  4 , Peter Holmans  5 , Douglas Langbehn  6 , Glyn Lewis  7 , Martin Lindquist  8 , Kate Tilling  1 , Eric-Jan Wagenmakers  9 , Robi Blumenstein  2
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Scientific rigor and the art of motorcycle maintenance

Marcus Munafò et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

The reliability of scientific research is under scrutiny. A recently convened working group proposes cultural adjustments to incentivize better research practices.

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