bioinformatics

bioinformatics
The science of using computers, databases, and math to organize and analyze large amounts of biological, medical, and health information. Information may come from many sources, including patient statistics, tissue specimens, genetics research, and clinical trials.

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  • Bioinformatics Centre (Copenhagen University) — The Bioinformatics Center conducts interdisciplinary research in bioinformatics and is in charge of a masters program in bioinformatics. The center is affiliated with the Institute of Molecular Biology within the Faculty of Science of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bioinformatics workflow management systems — A bioinformatics workflow management system is a specialized form of workflow management system designed specifically to compose and execute a series of computational or data manipulation steps, or a workflow, in a specific domain of science,… …   Wikipedia

  • Bioinformatics Resource Centers — The Bioinformatics Resource Centers (BRCs) are a group of eight Internet based research centers established in 2004 and funded by NIAID (the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.) [http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/research/resources/brc/… …   Wikipedia

  • bioinformatics — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1993 the collection, classification, storage, and analysis of biochemical and biological information using computers especially as applied to molecular genetics and genomics • bioinformatic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bioinformatics — The discipline of using computers to collate and form datasets of interest to biologists. Usually used to refer to databases of DNA and protein sequences, and of mutations, disease and gene functions, in the context of genome projects …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • bioinformatics — noun /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks,ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/ A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques …   Wiktionary

  • bioinformatics — n. use of computers in biological research (such as the use of computerized databases for genomes, proteins, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

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