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. 2009 Jan-Mar;3(1):112-4.
doi: 10.4161/fly.3.1.7769. Epub 2009 Jan 6.

Inside FlyBase: biocuration as a career

Susan St Pierre  1 , Peter McQuilton
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Inside FlyBase: biocuration as a career

Susan St Pierre et al. Fly (Austin). 2009 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

As research in the biological sciences continues to advance at a rapid pace, it is increasingly important that the data be captured, standardized, organized and made accessible to the scientific community. This is the job of a biocurator. Here we describe the process of biocuration from our perspective as FlyBase curators.

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Data flow into and out of FlyBase.
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