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| January 09, 2006 | Pickering, Bobby | COPYRIGHT 2006 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bobby Pickering

Nature gives

thumbs up to Wikipedia

Scientific journal Nature has come out in support of the accuracy of Wikipedia articles, following an "expert-led investigation" involving peer reviews of the content.

Nature asked 50 experts from a range of science disciplines to review the accuracy of articles in both Wikipedia and EncyclopA[bar]dia Britannica - considered the "Gold standard" of reference works. The journal reported: "The difference in accuracy was not particularly great: the average science entry in Wikipedia contained around four inaccuracies; ...

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