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Review: The Open Laboratory edited by Jennifer Rohn

By Michael Le Page

7 April 2009

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Blogs bring a lively, personal feel to science, but they won’t replace journalism just yet

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IS BLOGGING replacing the old-fashioned science journalism found in newspapers and magazines? Can science blogs do a better job than mainstream media? These questions have been , and a few bloggers are convinced the answer is .

It was with these questions in the back of my mind that I read , a collection of 50 blog posts chosen by a panel of judges from 520 submissions.

Series editor seems to have no…

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