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Science 26 October 2001:
Vol. 294. no. 5543, pp. 769 - 770
DOI: 10.1126/science.294.5543.769
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BIODIVERSITY:
Up for the Count?

Andrew Lawler

BOSTON--An odd combination of high-tech gurus and senior taxonomists has formed a foundation that aims to catalog and describe every species on Earth. The foundation assembled two dozen scientists last week at Harvard to help figure out how to tackle such a mammoth endeavor. As was clear at the meeting, the bold proposal is raising both the hopes and hackles of taxonomists.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)