With Swine Flu ( H1 N1) concerns high, Google launches research-sharing site
Just today, there were stories on the news about H1N1 Virus outbreaks at colleges during the first week of classes. One school even set up a ‘quarantine dorm’. Tales like this can feed fear, talk, and misinformation. Those wanting to know what’s really happening, should check out an influenza research sharing site recently announced by Google.
PLoS Currents (Public Library of Science), has launched a new social-site for scientists to quickly share research and findings on topics such as flu outbreaks in a faster, yet still well vetted, way than formal publication. The research and site will be hosted by Google Knol.
Harold Varmus, chairman of the Public Library of Science posted on the Google Blog,
“The successful development of open access publishing by organizations including the Public Library of Science (PLoS) in recent years is a dramatic illustration of how the Internet is revolutionizing scientific communication. Today, after several months of work, I’m delighted to announce that PLoS is launching PLoS Currents (Beta) — a new and experimental website for the rapid communication of research results and ideas. In response to the recent worldwide H1N1 influenza outbreak, the first PLoS Currents research theme is influenza.”
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