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Patent Information: esp@cenet 3rd Annual Forum for SMEs Information Workshop on European Bioinformatics Resources. Dr Nigel S. Clarke Manager Online Products and User Support. Vienna, September 2009. esp@cenet is. A database of more than 60 million records Source of technical information
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Patent Information: esp@cenet3rd Annual Forum for SMEsInformation Workshop on European Bioinformatics Resources Dr Nigel S. Clarke Manager Online Products and User Support Vienna, September 2009
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Patent Information: esp@cenet3rd Annual Forum for SMEsInformation Workshop on European Bioinformatics Resources Dr Nigel S. Clarke Manager Online Products and User Support Vienna, September 2009