citizen scientists
- plural of citizen scientist.
Example Sentences
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With the government effort lagging, citizen-scientists, academic researchers, small companies, nonprofits such as PolyBio, and patients themselves have stepped into the breach.
From Slate • May 8, 2023
The incubator has also enlisted an army of citizen-scientists to serve as disease sentinels, collecting basic epidemiological data and alerting IVC to outbreaks that the Venezuelan government’s destitute health agencies now largely ignore.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 9, 2022
Volunteer citizen-scientists known as “search angels” act as mentors and guides for those just starting out on their genetic journey.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2020
Every page has been digitized and uploaded to the web, then transcribed by an eccentric group of citizen-scientists called Old Weather.
From Reuters • Dec. 11, 2019
The scientists then reached out to local metal detecting clubs and formed an unconventional alliance with several detectorists, deputizing a few citizen-scientists who already spend free time looking for what archaeologists want.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2017
