Finding Cures for Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source an Answer?
Open Access
- 28 December 2004
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 1 (3) , e56
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010056
Abstract
The Tropical Disease Initiative will be a Web-based, community- wide effort where scientists from the public and private sectors join together to discover new treatments.Keywords
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