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Researchers in \href{http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16436573}{life sciences} and \href{http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/65/1/69.abstract}{other fields} often withhold their raw data for months before and even after publishing, according to recent surveys. This practice has questionable utility, as it slows the pace of research, makes it less reproducible, and erodes public trust in science.   “Open access saves lives,” said Professor Peter Suber from the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication and the Harvard Open Access Project, which were not involved with the Cell Ebola study. “Research saves lives, and when access is unaffordable or delayed, the access barriers put lives at risk. This is especially true in a crisis like Ebola where time is of the essence.”