Open source software in life science research practical solutions in the pharmaceutical industry and beyond

The free/open source approach has grown from a minor activity to become a significant producer of robust, task-orientated software for a wide variety of situations and applications. To life science informatics groups, these systems present an appealing proposition - high quality software at a very a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harland, Lee
Other Authors: Forster, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Woodhead Pub. 2012
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The free/open source approach has grown from a minor activity to become a significant producer of robust, task-orientated software for a wide variety of situations and applications. To life science informatics groups, these systems present an appealing proposition - high quality software at a very attractive price. Open source software in life science research considers how industry and applied research groups have embraced these resources, discussing practical implementations that address real-world business problems. The book is divided into four parts. Part one looks at laboratory d
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781908818249