Gene Wiki - A Vote of Confidence for Wikis

While the controversy about using Wikipedia as a reference for school reports because of questions of accuracy continues, researchers on human genetics have given the site a vote of confidence by creating 7,500 Wikipedia entries on different genes and are editing another 650 already existing entries. They considered an alternative - Citizendium, whose volunteer contributors are expected to provide their real names. Citizendium also asks experts in given fields to check articles for accuracy. But ultimately, the gene wiki researchers said, they chose Wikipedia because it is highly popular and the site's volunteer editors tend to quickly correct inaccuracies.