Systems biology, big science and grand challenges

BioSocieties

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 466-479

  Calvert, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

big science; grand challenges; interdisciplinarity; new biology; systems biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889067572     PISSN: 17458552     EISSN: 17458560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/biosoc.2013.27     Document Type: Article

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