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Nature 455, 30 (4 September 2008) | doi:10.1038/455030a; Published online 3 September 2008
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Big data: Distilling meaning from data
Felice Frankel1 & Rosalind Reid2
Abstract
Buried in vast streams of data are clues to new science. But we may need to craft new lenses to see them, explain Felice Frankel and Rosalind Reid.
It is a breathtaking time in science as masses of data pour in, promising new insights. But how can we find meaning in these terabytes?
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