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Conservation in PracticeVolume 7, Issue 2 p. 14-21 Democratizing Taxonomy Imagine a portable DNA barcode scanner that could transform people's relationship with nature. Could such futuristic technology be to biodiversity what the printing press was to literacy? Marguerite Holloway, Marguerite Holloway Science writer based in New York City. She has written about environ-mental and other issues for such publications as Discover, Natural History, The New York Times and Scientific American, where she is a contributing editor. Holloway is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and codirects the Earth and Environmental Science Journalism program.Search for more papers by this author Marguerite Holloway, Marguerite Holloway Science writer based in New York City. She has written about environ-mental and other issues for such publications as Discover, Natural History, The New York Times and Scientific American, where she is a contributing editor. Holloway is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and codirects the Earth and Environmental Science Journalism program.Search for more papers by this author First published: 18 May 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4629.2006.tb00200.xCitations: 8AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume7, Issue2April 2006Pages 14-21 RelatedInformation

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