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Science 27 October 2000:
Vol. 290. no. 5491, pp. 471 - 473
DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5491.471
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GENOMICS:
The Babel of Bioinformatics

Teresa K. Attwood

As more and more genomes are sequenced, it is becoming clear that deciphering the clues latent in these sequences is anything but trivial. In this Techview, Attwood analyzes the current state of the art in sequence-structure-function bioinformatics. She highlights the need for precise terminology, and argues that a holistic view of complex biological systems will be an essential next step for bioinformatics.

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