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bioinformatics

bioinformatics

2 5.9
The use of computers to study biological information like DNA
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪoʊɪnˈfɔːrmætɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bioinformática
  • And how do we invest in bioinformatics and in our computer science?
  • bioinformatics tools
  • bioinformatics databases
  • field of bioinformatics

Of course, you know what bioinformatics does.

Examples

  • Both M001 and M004 see an ever-growing role for bioinformatics in nutrigenomics.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In "hot" fields that are new or growing rapidly, like bioinformatics, human resources are inevitably in short supply.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Register now to join the best bioinformatics community on the web.

    Blog text (14)
  • The funding will carry Conabio through the next phase of bioinformatics development.

    Academic text (2004)
  • As more fungal communities are characterized using molecular data, there is an increasing need to develop better bioinformatics tools.

    Academic text (2008)
  • David studies in the field of bioinformatics and has lectured Lenski's graduate students.

    Blog text (26)
  • Scientists will need new bioinformatics tools to integrate omics data into sophisticated models of gene and protein regulatory networks.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Gabe thrives in the dynamic and fast-changing field of bioinformatics and genetic analysis.

    Blog text (30)
  • So DeepMind partnered with EMBLE EBI, which is the European Bioinformatics Institute branch of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.

  • The field of bioinformatics has become essential for analyzing large datasets in genetics.

How Computational

bioinformatics
  • Specialized
2 5.9
biomathematics
  • Specialized
7.4
functional genomics
  • Specialized
1 6.2
biology
251 2.5

Surface Forms

bioinformatics singular

Morphology

bioinformatics = informatics (semi-transparent) = bio + informatics

The meaning is mostly recoverable from bio- plus informatics, but the term names a specialized academic field rather than a fully ordinary combination.

Etymology

Bioinformatics joins bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and informatics, which is about 'information' and using computers. So, bioinformatics is the study of how we use computers and software to understand the information of living things, like genes and DNA.