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Nature Network is featured in the Guardian Unlimited this week (see link above). “Welcome to Facebook for professors, postdocs and PhDers in the sciences – otherwise known as Nature Network” , states the article. Although the Guardian reporter, Jessica Shepherd, can’t resist leading with some of the more imaginative possibilities of the network, notably romantic ones, the article provides a good summary of the service, including this quote from Matt Brown, Editor of the London part of the site:

“Traditionally scientists have met, collaborated and swapped ideas through conferences and the pages of scholarly journals,” says Brown. “These can be time consuming and rely to some extent on serendipity. Our vision for Nature Network is that every scientist in the world will have a personal profile on the site. Likeminded people and potential collaborators could then be easily found through a tagging system. Ideas can be discussed in the forums. Who knows, many years from now, traditional activities such as writing an academic paper could be peer-reviewed online.”