title: Finding the right questions: exploratory pathway analysis to enhance biological discovery in large datasets.
abstract: This Essay discusses the role of pathways for exploratory data analysis in present-day biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioinformatics, BiGCaT, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. thomaskelder@gmail.com
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelder
authors.forename: Bruce R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Conklin
authors.forename: Chris T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Evelo
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pico
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface
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