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Nature 447, 614 (7 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/447614a; Published online 6 June 2007

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Introducing three free-access websites for research networking and outreach.

The mission statement that appeared in the second issue of Nature in 1869 and is reproduced every week on our printed table of contents may use archaically high-flown language, but it still applies. In essence, we exist to help scientists communicate with each other and to communicate science to wider audiences.