Bioinformatics: Current practice and future challenges for life science education

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-85

  Hack, Catherine ^a   Kendall, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Postgraduate; Quantitative and analytical skills; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; BIOMEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 16844383890     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2005.494033022424     Document Type: Review

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