• Designing Institutional Infrastructures for e-Science 

      David, Paul A; Spence, Michael
      Published 2008-01-01
      The opportunity exists today for unprecedented connections between scientists, information, data, computational services, and instruments through the Internet. A new generation of information and communication infrastructures, ...
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    • Science as Social Enterprise: The CAMBIA BiOS Initiative 

      Jefferson, Richard
      Published 2008-01-01
      Nearly four billion people live on daily incomes lower than the price of a latté at Starbucks. Most of them make dramatically less than that—and from that income, they must acquire their food, their medicine, their shelter ...
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      Book chapter
    • NIH Data and Resource Sharing, Data Release and Intellectual Property Policies for Genomics Community Resource Projects 

      Driscoll, Claire
      Published 2008-01-01
      Most observers predict significant health-related gains from genomics research. Policy and legal decisions made by government institutions, the courts and legislatures have the potential to make a significant impact on ...
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      Book chapter
    • The Fifth Dimension 

      Greer, Chris
      Published 2008-01-01
      The aim of this chapter is to consider a five-dimensional world made possible by cyber-infrastructure and how this notion influences legal frameworks. In discussing this five-dimensional world I will highlight fundamental ...
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    • Cyber Infrastructure for the Humanities and Social Sciences 

      Unsworth, John
      Published 2008-01-01
      In January 2003, a blue ribbon panel appointed by the National Science Foundation and led by Dan Atkins, of the University of Michigan, completed a report called ‘Revolutionising Science and Engineering through ...
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