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The purpose of ScienceWikis is as follows.
 
The purpose of ScienceWikis is as follows.
  
* Initiate bio-wiki projects for biological knowledge integration, such as, wiki-based annotation system for specific species.
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* Initiate bio-wiki projects for biological knowledge integration, such as, wiki-based gene annotation system.
  
 
* Develop wiki extensions to facilitate content creation, editing, visualization, exchange and sharing.
 
* Develop wiki extensions to facilitate content creation, editing, visualization, exchange and sharing.

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ScienceWikis is a catalog of biological knowledge wikis, aiming to exploit the full potential of wiki technology in life sciences.

Purpose & Aims

The purpose of ScienceWikis is as follows.

  • Initiate bio-wiki projects for biological knowledge integration, such as, wiki-based gene annotation system.
  • Develop wiki extensions to facilitate content creation, editing, visualization, exchange and sharing.
  • Measure users' contributions, give explicit authorship, and provide a standard practice for rewarding users' contributions in bio-wikis.

Funding

ScienceWikis is supported by the “100-Talent Program” of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y1SLXb1365).