Current challenges in open-source bioimage informatics

We discuss the advantages and challenges of the open-source strategy in biological image analysis and argue that its full impact will not be realized without better support and recognition of software engineers' contributions to the biological sciences and more support of this development model...

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Published in:Nature methods Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. 661 - 665
Main Authors: Cardona, Albert, Tomancak, Pavel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.07.2012
Nature Publishing Group
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Algorithms
Bioinformatics
Biological Microscopy
Biological Techniques
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology
commentary
Computational Biology - methods
Image processing systems
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
Information Dissemination - methods
Internet
Life Sciences
Open source software
Proteomics
Software - economics
Software - standards
Software Design
ISSN:1548-7091, 1548-7105, 1548-7105
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Summary:We discuss the advantages and challenges of the open-source strategy in biological image analysis and argue that its full impact will not be realized without better support and recognition of software engineers' contributions to the biological sciences and more support of this development model from funders and institutions.
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ISSN:1548-7091
1548-7105
1548-7105
DOI:10.1038/nmeth.2082