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Scientists compile massive biology web site
'Encyclopedia of Life' to contain information about all 1.8 million known species on Earth, free of charge online
The effort, called the Encyclopedia of Life, will include species descriptions, pictures, maps, videos, sound, sightings by amateurs, and links to entire genomes and scientific journal papers. Its first pages of information were shown May 9 in Washington, D.C., where the massive effort was announced by some of the world's leading scientific institutions and universities. The project will take about 10 years to complete.
'Encyclopedia of Life' to contain information about all 1.8 million known species on Earth, free of charge online
The effort, called the Encyclopedia of Life, will include species descriptions, pictures, maps, videos, sound, sightings by amateurs, and links to entire genomes and scientific journal papers. Its first pages of information were shown May 9 in Washington, D.C., where the massive effort was announced by some of the world's leading scientific institutions and universities. The project will take about 10 years to complete.
Hackers obtain data on thousands at University of Missouri
A hot line was swamped with panicked calls yesterday after the University of Missouri disclosed that its computer system had been hacked last week and that the names and Social Security numbers of 22,396 people had been accessed, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
