Computer-based tool aids research, helps thwart questionable publication practices

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Dr. Harold Skip Garner. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dr. Harold "Skip" Garner. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center

A new computer-based text-searching tool developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers automatically – and quickly – compares multiple documents in a database for similarities, providing a more efficient method to carry out literature searches, as well as offering scientific journal editors a new tool to thwart questionable publication practices.


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