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Since Wiki Was Such a Hit...

Feb 16, 2007

A blog post over at Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics looks into the Wiki phenomenon and its impact in this field, using as a jumping-off point an opinion piece from Steven Salzberg.

 

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