bioinformatics
Computational sequence science
Bioinformatics is the application of computing to biological data—analyzing DNA sequences, protein structures, and genetic information.
The field emerged as genomic research generated datasets too massive for manual analysis.
Bioinformatics tools map genomes, predict protein functions, and identify disease-linked genes: The bioinformatics team identified three candidate mutations.
Hereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- genesUnits of heredity
- sequencingDetermining element order
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
nucleotide · RNA · transcription · gene expression · mutation · polymorphism · alleles · genotype
Finite problem-solving procedure
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
pattern recognition · data mining · statistics · visualization · modeling · simulation · pipeline · high-throughput
Science of ancestral relationships
- homologyStructural similarity through descent
- selectionChosen item or items
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- cladogramDiagram of evolutionary branching
Biomolecule's three-dimensional form
- amino acidProtein's molecular subunit
- protein foldingChain becoming functional structure
- mass spectrometryMeasures ionic weight ratios
- domainArea of control
Developing new therapeutic compounds
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
- precision medicineTreatment based on individual characteristics
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
gene therapy · vaccine development · personalized medicine · genetic testing
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- genesUnits of heredity
- sequencingDetermining element order
chromosomes · nucleotide · RNA · transcription · gene expression · mutation · polymorphism · alleles · genotype · phenotype
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
classification · pattern recognition · data mining · statistics · visualization · modeling · simulation · pipeline · high-throughput · big data
phylogenetics
Science of ancestral relationships
- homologyStructural similarity through descent
- selectionChosen item or items
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
protein structure
Biomolecule's three-dimensional form
- amino acidProtein's molecular subunit
- protein foldingChain becoming functional structure
- mass spectrometryMeasures ionic weight ratios
domain · motif · peptide · crystallography
drug discovery
Developing new therapeutic compounds
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
- precision medicineTreatment based on individual characteristics
- diagnosticsMethods identifying problems
CRISPR · gene therapy · vaccine development · personalized medicine · genetic testing
network analysis
Examining relationships between connected elements
- integrationCombining into a whole
- biologycells, DNA, cell, gene, bacteriology
- scienceschemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, mathematics
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, technology
- academic fieldsmathematics, chemistry, physics, history, philosophy
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
bioinformaticswet lab
Lab using liquids and chemicals
laboratory work · benchwork · cell culture · biochemistry · molecular biology
bioinformaticswet lab
Lab using liquids and chemicals
bench work · cell culture · fieldwork · dissection · pipetting
bioinformaticsnatural history
Study of organisms and environments
morphology · anatomy · ethology · ecology
biology, biological, biologist, biopsy, informational, bionic, biotech, biosphere, biometrics