Ten simple rules for making biomedical data resources accessible

Thomas C. Smits, Lawrence Weru, Nils Gehlenborg, Sehi L’Yi

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013657
Published: 2025-11-06
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013657,
  title = {Ten simple rules for making biomedical data resources accessible},
  author = {Thomas C. Smits and Lawrence Weru and Nils Gehlenborg and Sehi L’Yi},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS Computational Biology},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013657},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013657}
}

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Smits, T. C., Weru, L., Gehlenborg, N., & L’Yi, S. (2025). Ten simple rules for making biomedical data resources accessible. PLOS Computational Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013657

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