Convenience experimentation

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-57

  Krohs, Ulrich ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; GENOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATA COLLECTION; GENOMICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84856628045     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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