Teaching bioinformatics and neuroinformatics by using free web-based tools

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-107

  Grisham, William ^a   Schottler, Natalie A ^a   Valli Marill, Joanne ^a   Beck, Lisa ^b   Beatty, Jackson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; EDUCATION; GENETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUROSCIENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHENOTYPE; RESEARCH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENETICS; INTERNET; MICE; NEUROSCIENCES; PHENOTYPE; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 77954062508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.09-11-0079     Document Type: Article

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