Javascript is disabled in your browser. Please to view PeerJ.DownloadSharePEER-REVIEWEDView articleData reuse is an essential component of open science and has been facilitated by the ‘big data’ revolution. The transition from (hand) written notes to datasets stored on hard drives can be viewed as the first step on the road to effective data reuse in the life sciences (), allowing the generation of multiple copies at almost no additional cost. The second step was improved connectivity, which was enabled by the internet. Together, these technological advances in data storage and transfer...…Javascript is disabled in your browser. Please to view PeerJ.DownloadSharePEER-REVIEWEDView articleData reuse is an essential component of open science and has been facilitated by the ‘big data’ revolution. The transition from (hand) written notes to datasets stored on hard drives can be viewed as the first step on the road to effective data reuse in the life sciences (), allowing the generation of multiple copies at almost no additional cost. The second step was improved connectivity, which was enabled by the internet. Together, these technological advances in data storage and transfer...WW…