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Wellcome Trust funded digital resource for sharing the story of the science of life
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A new digital publication called ‘Mosaic’ will be launched on 4th March by the charitable foundation, the Wellcome Trust. ‘Mosaic’ aims to explore the science of life and will tell the story of biomedical research via features, articles and films to an audience interested in science, with or without specialised knowledge. ‘Mosaic’ articles will be free to read and text features will be published under a Creative Commons licence. This means they can be reproduced and freely distributed via other platforms such as paid-for websites and magazines and publications that are funded by advertising, as well as independent blogs.

The development of ‘Mosaic’ is partially in response to the lack of space in mainstream print publications. It aims to give a home to in-depth science writing, with scope for the contributing writers to explore their topic in depth over an article of up to several hundred words. The Wellcome Trust sees this as an opportunity to fill a gap in how science is conveyed in print to the general public and allow interested readers to learn more about a subject from different angles. The Creative Commons licencing arrangement is consistent with the Trust’s commitment to open access in science and biomedical publishing and will allow the content of ‘Mosaic’ to be available to the widest possible audience.

‘Mosaic’ has commissioned several well-known journalists and writers to contribute pieces. These include Carl Zimmer, Rose George, Virginia Hughes, Ed Yong and Jenny Diski. While Wellcome Trust funded research in the fields of biomedical science and medical humanities will be covered, the content of ‘Mosaic’ will not be limited to this research. Editorial policy will be established to ensure there is transparency if Trust-funded research is featured.

Mark Henderson, Head of Communications at the Wellcome Trust said: "The Wellcome Trust is committed to engaging the public with the areas of research we support and encouraging discussion around the contributions and challenges they bring. Digital technology now gives us the chance to do this by supporting great journalism and sharing it with the large but poorly-served general audience with an affinity for science. We hope Mosaic will help to give life science, and the many issues it raises, a more central place in the national and international conversation."

Source
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2...021714.php [Wellcome Trust press release; accessed 19 February 2014].
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