NanoInfoBio: A case-study in interdisciplinary research
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چکیده
The complex challenges facing 21st century society will require solutions that transcend disciplinary boundaries (National Academies, 2004). The convergence of informatics, engineering and biotechnology is widely predicted to lie at the heart of the next technological revolution (Carlson, 2008). Interdisciplinary science and technology has the potential to fundamentally transform healthcare, agriculture, energy, security, environmental science and many other areas of pressing concern (Endy, 2005; May, 2009).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CoRR
دوره abs/1211.5508 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012