the ubio project - an internet based biological name...
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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
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Location
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Confusion
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Utility
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• 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
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Separate nomenclature from taxonomy
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Represent Multiple Opinions
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Represent varying precision
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Provide full attribution
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Have Wide Application
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Have Wide Application
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Have Wide Application
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Play well with others