Computers in Life Science Research

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Keynote Address

   1. Keynote Address

      • Donald A. B. Lindberg

      Pages 1-3

3. Computer applications I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Introduction

      • Julia T. Apter

      Pages 7-8

   3. Computer analysis of protein sequences

      • M. O. Dayhoff

      Pages 9-14

   4. Computerized clinical diagnosis

      • Howard L. Bleich

      Pages 15-18

   5. Biostatistical computing

      • Carol M. Newton

      Pages 19-27

   6. Mathematical models and membrane permeability

      • Robert I. Macey, Lenore T. Wadzinski

      Pages 29-35

   7. Cardiac surgical intensive care computer system

      • Louis C. Sheppard, John W. Kirklin

      Pages 37-41

   8. Rapporteur’s summary

      • Helen Hofer Gee

      Pages 43-45

4. Computer applications II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47

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   2. Introductory remarks

      • Edward A. Feigenbaum

      Pages 49-51

   3. Interactive three-dimensional computer graphics in molecular biology

      • Robert Langridge

      Pages 53-59

   4. Computer-aided reconstruction from serial sections

      • C. Levinthal, E. Macagno, C. Tountas

      Pages 61-70

   5. Computer-based modeling and interpretation in medicine and psychology; the Rutgers Research Resource

      • Saul Amarel

      Pages 71-83

   6. Computer as a research tool in speech-understanding systems research

      • D. Raj Reddy

      Pages 85-92

   7. Computer-based auditory neurophysiology laboratory

      • J. E. Hind, W. S. Rhode

      Pages 93-101

   8. Rapporteur’s summary

      • Bernard Saltzberg

      Pages 103-104

5. Computer equipment configurations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105

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   2. Introduction

      • Charles E. Molnar

      Pages 107-107

45 certainty about Federal policy concern­ the University of Alabama cardiac in­ ing the support of training contribute tensive care monitoring system on "ob­ to these difficulties. The problems are solete 1800 computers." Another re­ too broad and too complex to address sponded most efficaciously pointing out here. They are difficult for both aca­ that it is too bad that people lose sight of demia and government, and warrant the fact that a system on which a pro­ the active concern of the entire research gram is developed will always be able community. to do the job; change is not indicated Dr. Robert Macey introduced to the until the system ceases to be appropri­ ate. conference the exciting world of model development describing an application In another vein, the question opens to the area of membrane transport. The up a wide range of problems that can be discussion of his paper exposed the prob­ summarized as problems in the diffusion lern the modeler has of gaining ac­ of computer-based technology. At this ceptance of his particular approach, but juncture biomedical computing joins all mainly it provided a taste of the intellec­ the rest of biomedicine. The problems of tual excitement that modeling generates diffusion of advances in health research, among both doers and observers.

• biomedicine
• development
• diffusion
• medical computing
• medicine
• membrane
• membrane transport
• paper
• system
• transport

• University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA

  William Siler

• University of Missouri, USA

  Donald A. B. Lindberg

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