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If society is to remain in step with new technology, the scientific community needs to be better educated about the social and ethical implications of its research.
Clustering is often one of the first steps in gene expression analysis. How do clustering algorithms work, which ones should we use and what can we expect from them?
A framework for characterizing systems-based knowledge is needed to understand the new complexities arising from the assignment of IP rights to biological information.