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  • [Photo] Ron Cecchini • July 22, 2002
    By Curtis Franklin Jr.

    ``Open source software is gaining popularity at biotech companies, but thorny issues, such as intellectual property, remain. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

    ``For an industry in which 15 years can elapse between startup and first revenue, the allure of `free' software isn't hard to fathom. Biotech companies, like those in many other industries, have embraced the use of software distributed under free or open source licenses.''

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    http://www.bio-itworld.com/archive/071102/source.html

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metalife bioinformatics explorer
Submitted by Nobody ; posted on Monday, September 9, 2002
Dear Gentleman, In april 2002 the metalife team released the first version of the metalife explorer. with metalife explorer the next central metalife tool is implemented in a first version. It enables the user to access the content of metalife knowledgebase thoroughly. All integrated data sources are exploited with one query. Simple queries as well as advanced queries are possible. The user does not need to know the internal data structures of the different data sources. Cross database queries are possible. A compact yet comprehensive dossier about a gene or a protein can be obtained with a single query. Data obtained from structured databases stand in line with text extracted data. Among others, information of the dossiers includes sequences, pathways, publications, patents and relation to diseases. metalife explorer serves as a core part of the metalife working environment. best regards your Metateam

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metalife bioinformatics explorer
Submitted by Nobody ; posted on Monday, September 9, 2002
Dear Gentleman, In april 2002 the metalife team released the first version of the metalife explorer. with metalife explorer the next central metalife tool is implemented in a first version. It enables the user to access the content of metalife knowledgebase thoroughly. All integrated data sources are exploited with one query. Simple queries as well as advanced queries are possible. The user does not need to know the internal data structures of the different data sources. Cross database queries are possible. A compact yet comprehensive dossier about a gene or a protein can be obtained with a single query. Data obtained from structured databases stand in line with text extracted data. Among others, information of the dossiers includes sequences, pathways, publications, patents and relation to diseases. metalife explorer serves as a core part of the metalife working environment. best regards your Metateam

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