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What is bioinformatics_

bioinformatics in simple words is using computers to store , search , compare and understand the biological data.

bioinformatics = biology + computing / information.

bioinformatics is a interdisciplinary research area which is at interface between computer science and biological science.

bioinformatics is basically a technology which help us store , search , analyze , manipulate , retrieve the quantitative information related to macromolecules like DNA , RNA , PROTIENS using computing tools and computers.

bioinformatics is not about memorizing databases , its about asking biological questions and use data to find answer .

• TO Understand all of this we can divide it in three parts.

1. the questions _ the biology asks the questions (for example: "Whose DNA sequence is this?" or "What protein will this gene produce?").

2. the clues _ the nature provide us clue_ the nature stores its clue in like biological molecules like DNA. However modern biology experiments shows millions of records of DNA, RNA , protein sequences. analysing these by massive amounts hand to hand is far too slow.

3. The Answer: Bioinformatics provides the computer databases and tools to help scientists search through these massive piles of data, find hidden patterns, and quickly extract the answers

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the main function or

ultimate goal of bioinformatics is to better understand a living cell and how it functions at the molecular level

. It uses sequence analysis and gene identification as fundamental starting points, but goes much further to look at the global, systems-level picture of life

. gene identification and sequence analysis are actually the computational methods we use, rather than the end applications themselves.

• Biological databases store:

• 🧬 DNA sequences

• 🧪 RNA sequences

• 🧫 Protein sequences

• Example: NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) is a database. And PDB→ protein data bank.

• Modern biology generates huge amounts of sequence data, making manual analysis impractical.

Analogy: If Google helps search the internet, bioinformatics databases help search

biological information….

BIOLOGY QUESTIONS → DATA CLUES→ COMPUTING TOOLS → ANSWERS ARE EXTRACTED.

bioinformatics is the integration of computer science and mathematical and statistical methods to manage and analyse the biological information.

Analogy : biology is raw material and computing tools process the raw data.

• Gene identification and sequence analysis are the computational steps we take on a computer

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• Designing life-saving drugs, creating climate-resilient crops, customizing healthcare, and solving crimes are the actual real-world applications of those steps.