Pushing Science Speed Limits
April 17, 2020
Upending the usual peer-review process, new websites known as preprint servers are enabling scientists to disseminate findings quickly and widely, but critics say these “first drafts” often push misleading information. Indeed, the latest Issues asks, is fast science always a good thing? Coming online soon, articles will examine problems that might come with new gene-editing tools for altering human genomes and with current agricultural research stemming from the Green Revolution, while another will explore how a state university found value in moving deliberately and collaboratively while building trusting social networks.