Inscribing a discipline: Tensions in the field of bioinformatics

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-263

  Lewis, Jamie ^a   Bartlett, Andrew ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioinformatics; disciplines; genomics; secondary inscriptions; technical work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84883520300     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2013.773172     Document Type: Article

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