Developing an online programme in computational biology
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Developing an online programme in computational biology
Much has been written about the need for continuing education and training to enable life scientists and computer scientists to manage and exploit the different types of biological data now becoming available. Here we describe the development of an online programme that combines short training courses, so that those who require an educational programme can progress to complete a formal qualific...
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عنوان ژورنال: Briefings in Bioinformatics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1467-5463,1477-4054
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbs059