Bioinformatics

Definition of Bioinformatics as it relates to Science, Computer Science, Data Structures

Bioinformatics involves the development and application of computational methods and theories to understand and interpret biological data, particularly large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein sequence and structure data. It combines elements of computer science, statistics, mathematics, and engineering to analyze and model complex biological systems. Within the context of data structures, bioinformatics algorithms often involve sophisticated data structures such as graphs, trees, and hash tables to efficiently store and search large datasets. These algorithms are used in a variety of applications, including genome assembly, gene finding, protein structure prediction, and phylogenetic tree reconstruction. Overall, bioinformatics represents a rich interdisciplinary field that leverages advanced computational techniques to gain insights into the fundamental mechanisms of life.

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External Links
[Bioinformatics.org]
[bioinformatics.it] .:. BITS Bioinformatics Italian Society
[plob.org] Public Library of Bioinformatics | focus on bioinformatics
[eubic-ms.org] EuBIC - European Bioinformatics Community
[bic.kyoto-u.ac.jp] Kyoto University Bioinformatics Center
[snf2.com] The Barton Group | Bioinformatics Research | Division of Computational Biology | School of Life Sciences | University of Dundee
[brinkman.mbb.sfu.ca] Brinkman Lab Microbe-loving bioinformatics and genomics research lab, aiming to better control infectious diseases and support health in a sustainable way
[cbbj.org] Journal Home:: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics:: Science Publishing Group
[opensourcebiology.eu] Open Source Biology Genetics Interest Group – Open source scripts, reports, and preprints for in vitro biology, genetics, bioinformatics, crispr, and other biotech applications.
[sencel.com] Sencel Bioinformatics
[4ngs.com] 4ngs | Bioinformatics for Next Generation Sequencing
[open-bio.org] OBF Open Bioinformatics Foundation
[bioinfoinc.com] Life Science Market Research - BioInformatics Inc.
[expasy.ch] SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics | Expasy
[scikit-bio.org] scikit-bio: Bioinformatics in Python — scikit-bio
[jsbi.org] Japanese Society for Bioinformatics - JSBi ::
[bioinfo.uth.edu] Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine Laboratory
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