THE WEB-SITE OF LIFE Five major universities in the US, are on a mission to create the Earth''s book of life. According to the researchers, over the next 10 years, information about the planet''s 1.8 million
species will be
available for free on the Web.
The project has been initiated by the Harvard University, the Field Museum, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Smithsonian Institution the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Scientific institutes like the Natural History Museum and the Royal Botanic Garden in England are also likely to make their historic records available.
Experts on species and software will contribute, creating individual
WEB pages for every species. The web will feature a searchable, annotated
database with a brief overview, photographs of each species with link of references. Users can use the site below to know of all the species'' genetics, habitat and ecosystem roles.
The multimedia catalogue featuring data on organisms on the
Earth was first conceived by
biologist E.O. Wilson in 2003.
It’s a tremendous resource for professional biologists as well as lay persons who need information in a hurry.
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