Open science pioneer Steven Henikoff on sharing protocols and advancing molecular biology research
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Author: Melanie Clyne Chief Editor, Nature Protocols
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An interview with molecular biologist Steven Henikoff, who reflects on his pioneering work in open science practices before the term existed. He discusses how sharing protocols, data, and code has advanced biological research, particularly through his work on chromatin and gene regulation. Henikoff shares insights on the early days of computing in biology, the development of methods like DAM-ID and ChEC-seq, and the importance of making research tools accessible to accelerate scientific discovery.
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· 3 pulledSharing protocols enables other people to use a method you develop, and this moves the science forward much faster than keeping things proprietary.
I was among the first scientists to realise that computing and the internet could revolutionise biological research.
Open science wasn't called that when I started — it was just the right way to do science.
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