computational biology and bioinformatics
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Computational Biology and Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing multi-disciplinary field. The systematic achievement of data made possible by genomics and proteomics technologies has created a tremendous gap between available data and their biological interpretation.TRANSCRIPT
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
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Presented bySharif Tanvir
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing multi-disciplinary field. The systematic achievement of data made possible by genomics and proteomics technologies has created a tremendous gap between available data and their biological interpretation.
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics involves the addition of computers, software tools, and databases in an effort to address biological questions. Bioinformatics approaches are often used for major initiatives that generate large data sets.
Computational BiologyComputational Biology, sometimes referred to as
bioinformatics, is the science of using biological data
to develop algorithms and relations among various
biological systems. Prior to the advent of
computational biology, biologists were unable to have
access to large amounts of data. Researchers were
able to develop analytical methods for interpreting
biological information, but were unable to share them
quickly among colleagues.
ApproachesCommon activities in bioinformatics include mapping and analyzing DNA and protein sequences, aligning different DNA and protein sequences to compare them, and creating and viewing 3-D models of protein structures. There are two fundamental ways of modelling a Biological system (e.g., living cell) both coming under Bioinformatic approaches.
Applications
Preventative medicine With the specific details of the genetic mechanisms of diseases being worn, the development of diagnostic tests to measure a person’s susceptibility to different diseases may become a distinct reality.
ApplicationsGene therapy In the not too distant future, the potential for using genes themselves to treat disease may become a reality.
Drug development At present all drugs on the market target only about 500 proteins. With an improved understanding of disease mechanisms and using computational tools to identify and validate new drug targets, more specific medicines that act on the cause, not merely the symptoms, of the disease can be developed.
ApplicationsGene therapy In the not too distant future, the potential for using genes themselves to treat disease may become a reality.
Drug development At present all drugs on the market target only about 500 proteins. With an improved understanding of disease mechanisms and using computational tools to identify and validate new drug targets, more specific medicines that act on the cause, not merely the symptoms, of the disease can be developed.