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Public Repositories for Microarray-Based Gene Expression Data Come on Line

Apr 06, 2001
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In a sign that microarray technology is gaining steam, the number of databases available to the public for depositing microarray data continues to grow at a rapid pace. Most of the databases listed below have only become available in recent months and a number of others are in the works for future release as the field moves closer to building the Genbank of gene expression data.

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