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Brazil's success in applying a systems approach to agricultural productivity has been rapidly followed by an expansion in postgraduate training with particular strength in agronomy, plant molecular biology and biotechnology. Research publications with international impact will be a key to sustaining and exporting these successes.
Data sharing provides research with an essential opportunity for error correction by collaborators and disinterested parties alike. Public deposition ensures the useful formatting and recording of essential metadata.
Dina Paltoo, Laura Lyman Rodriguez, Michael Feolo and colleagues present their analysis of the usefulness and impact of the first seven years of data sharing via the dbGaP repository and announce the extension of data-sharing provisions to other types of research funded by the NIH.