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Metabolomics and Machine Learning: Explanatory Analysis of Complex Metabolome Data Using Genetic Programming to Produce Simple, Robust Rules

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Kell, D.B. Metabolomics and Machine Learning: Explanatory Analysis of Complex Metabolome Data Using Genetic Programming to Produce Simple, Robust Rules. Mol Biol Rep 29, 237–241 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020342216314

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