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A New Online Program Aims to Document All Named Species
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(MAGNUSON OPEN):
MANY OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS HAVE JUST LAUNCHED
THE "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE"--A GLOBAL EFFORT TO DOCUMENT ALL 1.8-MILLION
NAMED SPECIES OF ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND OTHER FORMS OF LIFE ON EARTH.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE ALIKE WILL
HAVE MULTIMEDIA ACCESS TO ALL KNOWN LIVING SPECIES--EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE
JUST BEEN DISCOVERED. DOCTOR JAMES EDWARDS IS THE PROJECT'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR...
(EDWARDS):
"THE 'ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE' WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE BIODIVERSITY AND
CONSERVATION INFORMATION TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE, AT ANY TIME--AND WILL
ULTIMATELY MAKE HIGH-QUALITY, WELL-ORGANIZED INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON AN
UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL."
(MAGNUSON BRIDGE):
JONATHAN FANTON IS PRESIDENT OF THE JOHN D- AND
CATHERINE T- MACARTHUR FOUNDATION--WHICH IS SUPPORTING THE
PROJECT WITH A 10-MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT...
(FANTON):
"THE 'ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE' WILL BE A VITAL TOOL FOR SCIENTISTS,
RESEARCHERS, AND EDUCATORS ACROSS THE GLOBE--PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO
THE LATEST AND BEST INFORMATION ON ALL KNOWN SPECIES. TECHNOLOGY
IS ALLOWING SCIENCE TO GRASP THE IMMENSE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE ON THIS
PLANET. SHARING WHAT WE KNOW, WE CAN PROTECT EARTH'S
BIODIVERSITY--AND BETTER CONSERVE OUR NATURAL HERITAGE."
(MAGNUSON BRIDGE):
JESSE AUSUBEL [“AUS-UH-BELL”] IS WITH THE
ALFRED P- SLOAN FOUNDATION--WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A 2.5-MILLION-DOLLAR
GRANT...
(AUSUBEL):
"THE 'ENCYCLOPEDIA' WILL BE A MODERATED, WIKI-STYLE
ENVIRONMENT--FREELY AVAILABLE TO ALL USERS, EVERYWHERE--BUILT UPON THE
SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THOUSANDS OF EXPERTS, AROUND THE GLOBE."
(MAGNUSON CLOSE):
THE "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE" CAN BE FOUND AT
"E-O-L"-DOT-ORG. THIS IS
ERIC JON MAGNUSON.
