In 1993, Kary Mullis won a Nobel Prize for discovering PCR, and several widespread efforts, including the Human Genome Project, have used the science to compile their databases.

WSJ: Art Emerges from DNA Left Behind

The first step of the project was to compile and document Mayangna names, knowledge and know how on natural history, harvesting techniques and use, as well as legends and myths, in Mayangna and Spanish.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

Launched on 21 March, Travelreads is a project that aims to compile links to the finest, long-form travel stories that have been published online in the last 20 years.

BBC: Fantastic and free travel stories

To take full advantage of the immense body of material accumulated during this ambitious project, UNESCO has recently launched a new online initiative to compile and disseminate this valuable knowledge for the benefit of academic, cultural and artistic professionals as well as the general public.

UNESCO: CULTURE