bioinformatics
Definition: Bioinformatics is defined as the large-scale storage, retrieval and assessment of data from biological studies. This field draws on high-performance computing, software and information technology.
Genomic information is too voluminous for even a large team of researchers to remember or analyze, so the information is placed in complex databases in which the gene and protein structures and functions can be easily accessed, cross-referenced or queried.
Websites
NCBI
infobiogen.fr
UCSC Genome Bioinformatics
BioIT Alliance
Journals
journals.org/" class="spip_out">Briefings in Bioinformatics
bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/" class="spip_out">Bioinformatics
References
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Hu P, Bader G, Wigle DA, Emili A. Computational prediction of cancer-gene function. Nat Rev Cancer. 2007 Jan;7(1):23-34. PMID: 17167517
Kanehisa M, Bork P. Bioinformatics in the post-sequence era. Nat Genet. 2003 Mar;33 Suppl:305-10. PMID: 12610540