INFORMATICS

Cancer data not readily available for future research

Posted July 13,2011 by NESCent

Cancer studies less likely than other research fields to make data available for reuse

Durham, NC —A new study finds that -- even in a field with clear standards and online databases -- the rate of public data archiving in cancer research is increasing only slowly. Furthermore, research studies in cancer and human subjects are less likely than other research studies to make their datasets available for reuse.READ MORE>>

Student software developers showcase their work

Posted September 22,2011 by NESCent

For the fifth summer in a row, NESCent offered a number of internships aimed at introducing students to open-source software development. This summer, eight interns from the 2011 Google Summer of Code™ program worked remotely on an evoinformatics project of their own choosing, each under the guidance of an experienced mentor.READ MORE>>