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Published online 9 May 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070508-7

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Encyclopedia of Life launched

Online effort aims to bring together biodiversity knowledge.

An effort to collate information on nearly 2 million species of animals, plants and other forms of life into a single online database launches today.

Over the next 10 years, the 'Encyclopedia of Life' project will create web pages for all 1.

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