Editor's Summary
21 February 2008
Getting it together
Though scientist can speak unto scientist in catch-all social networks like MySpace and Facebook, there is much to be said for smaller more specialized networks. Virginia Gewin talked to users and network organizers of some of the current batch of scientific and medical systems — including Chemical Forums, Doctors.net, NanoHub, Nature Network and PrometeoNetwork — to find out what they can provide that the more general networks cannot.
Naturejobs: The new networking nexus
A crop of websites is making networking among scientists easier than ever. Virginia Gewin logs in.
Virginia Gewin
doi:10.1038/451884a