OpenWetWare
Nowadays, OpenWetWare is a topic that has captured the attention of many people around the world. Since its inception, OpenWetWare has been the subject of interest and debate in various circles, generating all kinds of opinions and perspectives. Whether due to its impact on society, its relevance in history, or its influence on popular culture, OpenWetWare remains a topic of constant study and discussion. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to OpenWetWare, analyzing its importance and impact today.
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OpenWetWare is a wiki whose mission is "to support open research, education, publication, and discussion in biological sciences and engineering."
OpenWetWare was created by graduate students at MIT on April 20, 2005. Initially, it served as a private lab wiki for the labs of Drew Endy and Tom Knight at MIT. The site was opened up to allow any lab to join on June 22, 2005. As of April 6, 2007, the site hosted 100 research laboratories from over 40 institutions, including Boston University, Brown University, Caltech, University of Cambridge, CNRS, Duke University, and many others.
In addition to laboratories, a number of scientific communities are based on the site, including synthetic biology, Mimulus, and the BioBricks Foundation. One scientific community is the iGEM community with over 60 different teams represented on June 28, 2013, including the NRP-UEA-Norwich team and the Groningen team.
OpenWetWare runs on MediaWiki software on Linux servers. All content is available under free content licenses, specifically the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license.