Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular Biology/Genetics/Gene Wiki/Welcome

± Welcome to the Gene Wiki project - dedicated to applying community intelligence to the annotation of gene and protein function. The Gene Wiki is an informal collection of pages on human genes and proteins, and this effort to develop these pages is tightly coordinated with the Genetics taskforce of Molecular Biology. Its specific aims are:


 * To ensure each notable human gene has at least a stub Wikipedia page
 * To make those articles as well written and informative as possible
 * To invite participation by interested lay editors, students, professionals, and academics from around the world
 * To make sure that Gene Wiki articles are linked from existing Wikipedia content, increasing the value of both

The Gene Wiki, in aggregate, comprises over 10,000 distinct gene pages, spanning 2.07 million words and 82 megabytes of data. These pages are viewed over 50 million times per year and edited over 15,000 times per year.

Please browse around the Gene Wiki, make an edit to your favorite gene page, and feel free to ask questions!