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Research Article
Information problems in molecular biology and bioinformatics
Article first published online: 19 JAN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20134
Copyright © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Issue
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Special Issue: Bioinformatics
Volume 56, Issue 5, pages 447–456, March 2005
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How to Cite
MacMullen, W. J. and Denn, S. O. (2005), Information problems in molecular biology and bioinformatics. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 56: 447–456. doi: 10.1002/asi.20134
Publication History
- Issue published online: 9 FEB 2005
- Article first published online: 19 JAN 2005
- Manuscript Accepted: 22 APR 2004
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Abstract
In this article we provide an overview of opportunities for research and practice in the domain of molecular biology by information and library scientists. We introduce the changing role of data and information in molecular biology, and how molecular biology is evolving from a technique- and technology-driven science to an information-driven science. We then describe the high-level objectives of molecular biology and some broad classes of problems from an information perspective. We illustrate the high-level objectives with examples of specific tasks performed by biologists. Finally, we provide some programmatic direction for information and library science research streams and insertion points.