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University of California San Diego

Bioinformatics Specialization

Journey to the Frontier of Computational Biology. Master bioinformatics software and computational approaches in modern biology.

Pavel  Pevzner
Phillip Compeau
Nikolay Vyahhi

Instructors: Pavel Pevzner

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Learn at your own pace

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Pavel  Pevzner
University of California San Diego
16 Courses826,668 learners
Phillip Compeau
University of California San Diego
8 Courses284,328 learners
Nikolay Vyahhi
University of California San Diego
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