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> On behalf of David Hone > > (apologies for cross posting) > > Concerned with accuracy of material on the web and keen to encourage > budding scientists, a number of active researchers and science > enthusiasts have recently set up www.askabiologist.org.uk > > This is a website where (although aimed at school children) anyone > interested in the world of biology can pose a question on anything and > everything they fancy directly to scientists. Behind the scenes 70 > professional researchers try to make sure that everyone gets an answer > to their enquiry. > > The questions are organised into themes and the most recent documented > so that the website is both good for posing those questions you have > been pondering and just having a browse; I guarantee you will find > answers to questions you would never have thought of asking! There are > also profiles and biographies of the researchers to give a feel for > what it is like to do science and essays on areas of biological > interest. > > Please take a look, have a browse or ask a question, but also > consider: > A) If you know of any avenues where you could promote this resource to > young people/any teachers or schools that you could pass it on to. > Or > B) If you know of any researchers who would be interested in hearing > about or contributing to the scheme. > > If you have any questions on the site please contact me direct on > [log in to unmask] > > Many thanks, > David > > ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk **********************************************************************