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Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is an information technology applied in biological research to store, collect and retrieve biologically oriented data, to analyze and predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.), and to model biological systems through mathematical, statistical and computer methods. Major studies in this field include sequence alignment, gene finding, genome assembly, protein structure alignment, protein structure prediction, prediction of gene expression and protein-protein interactions, and the modeling of evolution.


Bioinformatics Articles

Key Root-development Pathway Mapped Using Advanced Genomic Technique
A genomic analytical method was applied to discover the components of complex biological pathways governing development in Arabidopsis, a basic biological model for flowering plants, including crop plants.

Date: 27 Jun 2006, Rating: not rated

Bioinformatics Successfully Predicts Immune Response To One Of The Most Complex Viruses Known
Using bioinformatics, a research team was able to demonstrate an extremely high rate of prediction accuracy (95%) of immune response in a pathogen, vaccinia virus. The vaccinia virus is a non-dangerous virus used in the smallpox vaccine because it is rela

Date: 27 Jun 2006, Rating: 4.00