Scientists are turning to automated processes and technologies in a bid to cope with ever higher volumes of data. But automation offers so much more to the future of science than just data handling, says Stephen H. Muggleton.
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Muggleton, S. Exceeding human limits. Nature 440, 409–410 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/440409a
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