The Babel of Bioinformatics
- 20 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 290 (5491), 471-473
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.290.5491.471
Abstract
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.Keywords
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