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Universal Biological Indexer and OrganizerResearch Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
MBL / WHOI LIBRARY
The uBio project - an internet based biological name server and how it can be used to
organize information about organisms on the internet.
David Remsen and David J. Patterson
http://www.ubio.org
Location
Confusion
Utility
• Names are a universal element within almost all biological information
• Key to managing that information• A Name Service is required that can:
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Provide a Service
Separate nomenclature from taxonomy
Represent Multiple Opinions
Represent varying precision
Provide full attribution
Have Wide Application
Have Wide Application
Have Wide Application
Play well with others
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