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Description: We relied on the principles of open science in the preparation of this report. Open science aims to increase the openness, integrity and reproducibility of science by making research, data, and their dissemination available to all. Transparent science enables critical review, verification, and ultimately improved quality of work. These ideals are particularly important in legal and forensic work where law and policy that affect people’s lives are involved. Our approach to open science in this report involved extensive referencing of our opinions and the sources relied upon, citation using digital object identifiers (DOI) where available, explicit disclosure of relevant alternative views and disagreements, and sharing information about the terms of reference, project timelines, and communication with the Commission in the report. We also created a page on the Open Science Framework for this project to make available any documents that should be publicly accessible but are not easy to access (e.g., an ethics document we cite frequently that is otherwise difficult to access) as well as our report itself (both parts I and II), and a link to our expert testimony to the Commission.