TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing databases to store biological information
AU - Nelson, Melanie R.
AU - Reisinger, Stephanie J.
AU - Henry, Stephen G.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The increasing amount of data produced by large-scale biological experiments has highlighted the inadequacies of traditional scientific data management methods such as laboratory notebooks. Databases designed to store biological information are becoming increasingly common, but there is little guidance in the literature about the best practices of biological database design. This paper suggests best practices, and provides examples for the implementation of these practices.
AB - The increasing amount of data produced by large-scale biological experiments has highlighted the inadequacies of traditional scientific data management methods such as laboratory notebooks. Databases designed to store biological information are becoming increasingly common, but there is little guidance in the literature about the best practices of biological database design. This paper suggests best practices, and provides examples for the implementation of these practices.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=12344296271&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/s1478-5382(03)02357-6
DO - 10.1016/s1478-5382(03)02357-6
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:12344296271
SN - 1741-8364
VL - 1
SP - 134
EP - 142
JO - Drug Discovery Today: BIOSILICO
JF - Drug Discovery Today: BIOSILICO
IS - 4
ER -