Mapping and sequencing information: the social context for the genomics revolution

Endeavour

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-23

  García Sancho, Miguel ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; CELL CULTURE; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DNA; GENES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GENOMICS; GENOMICS REVOLUTION; INFORMATION MAPPING; WORMS GENOME;

GROWTH KINETICS;

CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; GENOMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC CODE; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 33947174115     PISSN: 01609327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2007.01.006     Document Type: Review

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