An Online Bioinformatics Curriculum

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Searls, David B ^a  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; E-LEARNING;

FREE OF CHARGE; LEARNING INITIATIVES; ONLINE LEARNING; UNIVERSITY EDUCATION; VIRTUAL COURSE;

BIOINFORMATICS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERNET; LEARNING; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; VIDEORECORDING; WEBCAST;

EID: 84866926146     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002632     Document Type: Article

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