Bioinformatics for biodefense: Challenges and opportunities

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-77

  Valdivia Granda, Willy A ^a  

^a Orion Integrated Biosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; TOXIN;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOLOGY; CIVIL DEFENSE; GENETICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BIOTERRORISM; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLICY MAKING; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949650928     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2009.0024     Document Type: Review

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