title: Editorial: Metabolome Informatics and Statistics: Current State and Emerging Trends.
authors.affiliation: Research School of Biology, Australian National University , Canberra, ACT , Australia.
authors.forename: Adam James
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus , Cambridge , UK.
authors.forename: Reza M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Salek
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Genetics , Mishima , Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arita
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology , Potsdam-Golm , Germany.
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopka
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology , Potsdam-Golm , Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walther
keywords: data interpretation; databases as topic; mass spectrometry; metabolomics/metabolite profiling; nuclear magnetic resonance; primary metabolism; secondary metabolism; statistical