Research Article
Taverna: lessons in creating a workflow environment for the life sciences
Article first published online: 13 DEC 2005
DOI: 10.1002/cpe.993
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience
Special Issue: Workflow in Grid Systems
Volume 18, Issue 10, pages 1067–1100, 25 August 2006
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Oinn, T., Greenwood, M., Addis, M., Alpdemir, M. N., Ferris, J., Glover, K., Goble, C., Goderis, A., Hull, D., Marvin, D., Li, P., Lord, P., Pocock, M. R., Senger, M., Stevens, R., Wipat, A. and Wroe, C. (2006), Taverna: lessons in creating a workflow environment for the life sciences. Concurrency Computat.: Pract. Exper., 18: 1067–1100. doi: 10.1002/cpe.993
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 JUL 2006
- Article first published online: 13 DEC 2005
- Manuscript Accepted: 27 APR 2005
- Manuscript Revised: 30 MAR 2005
- Manuscript Received: 1 JUN 2004
Funded by
- U.K. e-Science Programme Project myGrid. Grant Number: EPSRC GR/R67743/01
- U.K. e-Science Programme Project Link-Up. Grant Number: EPSRC GR/S84965/01
- The Wellcome Foundation. Grant Number: G/R:1061183
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