Hello,
This post is related to the outreach of metabolomics. ;)
If one Googles 'metabolomics', naturally the first hit is Metabolomics@ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolomics :)
However, this is poorly narrated, organized, content are out dated, not growing/ enriched with latest discoveries/ inventions/ tools/ workflows, no attractive pictures and so on. For instance better definitions are available than the existing : "metabolomics is the "systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind"". :'( Also, at present the information are heavily tilted to few popular tools, and scientific groups only- the vast majority are still missing. :o
Of course other platforms exist for such information, however, Wiki is Wiki, and first hit is important for out reach. Entire community efforts, MetSoc members, EMN/ ECRs should take a lead to do so. ::)
As a MetSoc community, EMN, ECRs it is vital for us to make/ edit the page to inform public and interested researchers on the actual potential of metabolomics, which is currently lacking. We should start EDITING on a regular basis with "pictures, tools, links, references, real (updated) definitions, platforms, applications and so on. This is of importance as far as I am concerned.
Just a suggestion- such community efforts and outreach is an important avenue to be not overlooked for a sustainable future with and around Metabolomics. :))
Thanks and regards,
Biswa Misra :))
Excellent suggestion
Good suggestion - perhaps you can kick it off Biswa? :-)