martes, 26 de febrero de 2008

La Enciclopedia de la Vida

Imagínese un libro que contiene una descripción de todos los organismos conocidos del mundo. Abra la Enciclopedia de la Vida ("Encyclopedia of Life"). Actualmente "sólo" tiene 30,000 páginas pero en unos diez años debe tener un 1.77 millones de páginas. Cito de su página:

Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about all life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. Our goals are to:

* Create a constantly evolving encyclopedia that lives on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike.
* Transform the science of biology, and inspire a new generation of scientists, by aggregating virtually all known data about every living species.
* Engage a wide audience of schoolchildren, educators, citizen scientists, academics and those who are just curious about Earth's species.
* Increase our collective understanding of life on Earth, and safeguard the richest possible spectrum of biodiversity.
La enciclopedia está en inglés y francés, por ahora.

Para accederla oprima AQUÍ.

Información vía The New York Times

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