Bioinformatics
- “The field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline.
- There are three important sub-disciplines within bioinformatics: (1) the development of new algorithms and statistics with which to assess relationships among members of large data sets; (2) the analysis and interpretation of various types of data including nucleotide and amino acid sequences, protein domains, and protein structures; and (3) the development and implementation of tools that enable efficient access and management of different types of information.” EPA
- The collection, organization, and analysis of large amounts of biological data, using computers and databases.
- Nilges and Linge (Institute Pasteur, France) defined the term as “Bioinformatics derives knowledge from computer analysis of biological data”.
- Historically, bioinformatics concerned itself with the analysis of the sequences of genes and their products (proteins), but the field has since expanded to the management, processing, analysis, and visualization of large quantities of data from genomics, proteomics, drug screening, and medicinal chemistry. Bioinformatics also includes the integration and “mining” of the ever-expanding databases of information from these disciplines.”
Videos:
- Bioinformatics MSc – Cranfield University (3:26)
An introduction to the Bioinformatics MSc taught at Cranfield University.
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