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An identity crisis in the life sciences. / Zhao, Jun; Goble, Carole; Stevens, Robert.
Provenance and Annotation of Data: International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2006, Chicago, IL, USA, May 3-5, 2006, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Luc Moreau; Ian Foster. Berlin: Springer, 2006. p. 254-269 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4145).

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Zhao, J, Goble, C & Stevens, R 2006, An identity crisis in the life sciences. in L Moreau & I Foster (eds), Provenance and Annotation of Data: International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2006, Chicago, IL, USA, May 3-5, 2006, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4145, Springer, Berlin, pp. 254-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/11890850_26

APA

Zhao, J., Goble, C., & Stevens, R. (2006). An identity crisis in the life sciences. In L. Moreau, & I. Foster (Eds.), Provenance and Annotation of Data: International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2006, Chicago, IL, USA, May 3-5, 2006, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 254-269). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 4145). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/11890850_26

Vancouver

Zhao J, Goble C, Stevens R. An identity crisis in the life sciences. In Moreau L, Foster I, editors, Provenance and Annotation of Data: International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2006, Chicago, IL, USA, May 3-5, 2006, Revised Selected Papers. Berlin: Springer. 2006. p. 254-269. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/11890850_26

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Zhao, Jun ; Goble, Carole ; Stevens, Robert. / An identity crisis in the life sciences. Provenance and Annotation of Data: International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2006, Chicago, IL, USA, May 3-5, 2006, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Luc Moreau ; Ian Foster. Berlin : Springer, 2006. pp. 254-269 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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