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Rise and Demise of Bioinformatics? Promise and Progress
The field of bioinformatics and computational biology has gone through a number of transformations during the past 15 years, establishing itself as a key component of new... -
Lost Branches on the Tree of Life
Given that reproducibility is a pillar of scientific research, the preservation of scientific knowledge (underlying data) is of paramount importance. The standard of... -
Teaching the Fundamentals of Biological Data Integration Using Classroom Games
This article aims to introduce the nature of data integration to life scientists. Generally, the subject of data integration is not discussed outside the field of computational... -
Pearls Front Matter: Plant Virus Ecology
Human activity is causing new encounters between viruses and plants. Anthropogenic interventions include changing land use, decreasing biodiversity, trade, the introduction of... -
Design and Implementation of a Genomics Field Trip Program Aimed at Secondary...
With the rapid pace of advancements in biological research brought about by the application of computer science and information technology, we believe the time is right for... -
A quick guide to software licensing for the scientist-programmer.
Computing is ubiquitous in every domain of scientific research. Software is the means by which scientists harness the power of computers, and much scientific computing relies on... -
Ten simple rules for developing a short bioinformatics training course.
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Bioinformatics projects supporting life-sciences learning in high schools.
The interdisciplinary nature of bioinformatics makes it an ideal framework to develop activities enabling enquiry-based learning. We describe here the development and... -
A Report of the Curriculum Task Force of the ISCB Education Committee
Rapid advances in the life sciences and in related information technologies necessitate the ongoing refinement of bioinformatics educational programs in order to maintain their... -
Bioinformatics Goes to School—New Avenues for Teaching Contemporary Biology
Since 2010, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's (EMBL) Heidelberg laboratory and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have jointly run bioinformatics... -
Bioinformatics Meets User-Centred Design: A Perspective
Designers have a saying that “the joy of an early release lasts but a short time. The bitterness of an unusable system lasts for years.” It is indeed disappointing to discover... -
Genomics and Privacy: Implications of the New Reality of Closed Data for the ...
The scientific community, research funders, and governments have repeatedly recognized the importance of open access to genomic data for scientific research and medical progress... -
An Online Bioinformatics Curriculum
Online learning initiatives over the past decade have become increasingly comprehensive in their selection of courses and sophisticated in their presentation, culminating in the... -
Bioinformatics and computational biology in Poland.
The series of articles in PLOS Computational Biology on the development of bioinformatics activities in various countries, e.g., China [1], Australia [2], and Singapore [3], and... -
Genomics and Privacy: Implications of the New Reality of Closed Data for the ...
Open source and open data have been driving forces in bioinformatics in the past. However, privacy concerns may soon change the landscape, limiting future access to important... -
Visualization and Analysis of 3D Microscopic Images
In a wide range of biological studies, it is highly desirable to visualize and analyze three-dimensional (3D) microscopic images. In this primer, we first introduce several... -
Ten Simple Rules for Getting Involved in Your Scientific Community
A scientific community consists of scientists working in a particular field of science and, most importantly, of their relationships and interactions. Beyond the traditional...
