Any idea, what 'BIO-INFORMATICS' is?. what kind of jobs are concerned with it?
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I believe that this is a lot to do with modelling biological/chemical processes on computer, and using this to answer biotech questions, rather than in the lab.\nSo for example, you may model various molecules, and then look for ways that these molecular structures fit with other viral molecular sturctures, to try and produce a vaccine that would block the virus's ability to transmit itself. It involves an ability in biochemistry, and powerful computer networks to analyse all possible matches.
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unless you are going into med school or getting your PhD, you'll end up as a lab engineering making little money while the biotech sales people make 6/7 figure incomne.  the industry itself is booming and slowly converging with the electronic industry.  good understanding of electricity/computers may help you in the long run...
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"Systems Biology" is a very exciting and emerging field that tries to reproduce ´in silico´ many biological phenomena. The final aim is to have a software simulating the functioning of a cell, an organ and -ultimately- an organism. \nIt uses LOTS of bioinformatics. \n\nYou can find more info at:\n\nhttp://www.systems-biology.org/\nhttp://www.sysbio.org/\nhttp://vcp.med.harvard.edu/index.html\nhttp://www.systemsbiology.org/
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Nursing informatics is a whole subspecialty of nursing; in most facilities, charting is done on the computer, x-ray and lab results are retrieved electronically.
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Im a microbiologist working in a pathology lab.....its a bit slow at the moment - people are too healthy!
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(m)\n\nBioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. Computers are used to gather, store, analyze and integrate biological and genetic information which can then be applied to gene-based drug discovery and development. The need for Bioinformatics capabilities has been precipitated by the explosion of publicly available genomic information resulting from the Human Genome Project. The goal of this project - determination of the sequence of the entire human genome (approximately three billion base pairs) - will be reached by the year 2002. The science of Bioinformatics, which is the melding of molecular biology with computer science, is essential to the use of genomic information in understanding human diseases and in the identification of new molecular targets for drug discovery. In recognition of this, many universities, government institutions and pharmaceutical firms have formed bioinformatics groups, consisting of computational biologists and bioinformatics computer scientists. Such groups will be key to unraveling the mass of information generated by large scale sequencing efforts underway in laboratories around the world.
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It depends on what type of research they are doing; if it involves manipulation of the DNA in stem cells or simply convincing them to grow how we want them to.\n\nBasic, generic terms for careers that encompass this type of research are Biotechnologist and Microbiologist.\n\nBiologist is simply too broad of a term, particularly with all of the chemistry involved with this type of research. Also, not all scientists are biologists. What about chemists or physicists? They are scientists as well.\n\nFeel free to contact me if you have any more questions.
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If you are looking into this with the idea of taking up a career in bioinformatics, I would go with it. It is definitely a growth industry from what I could gather by browsing through a few websites. For more information about jobs and training and a basic idea of what bioinformatics is all about, checkout the websites below.
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The field of bioinformatics produces graduates with a strong understanding of bioinformatics and computational biology. Students explore aspects of microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, genetics and the commercialisation aspects of biotechnology. \n\nEmployment Opportunities:\nBioinformatics is an expanding area and there is a worldwide need for people trained in this field, both in research institutions and industry. Work in biotechnology cuts across several industrial and service sectors including health, agriculture, aquaculture environment, forestry, law and commerce. The Bachelor of Biotechnology can lead to career paths in the following areas: \n\nPharmaceutical, chemical, food, diagnostics companies. \nLegal and consulting companies. \nGovernment agencies, Research Institutes and Universities.
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The use of computers to handle biological information. The term is often used to describe computational molecular biology – the use of computers to store, search and characterize the genetic code of genes, the proteins linked to each gene and their associated functions.
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Bioinformatics is the application of computer science, mathematics, and statistics to solve biological problems.\n\nA standard example is in virus drug resistance.  Sequence the DNA of someone's virus, then compare it (using statistical analysis) to other sequences that you know to be resistant to certain drugs.  If you find a match, then the patient is probably resistant to the same drug.\n\nAnother common application is data mining.  You take a huge database with thousands of pieces of information, and you search for threads of correlation.  This allows you to come up with relationships that are not apparent because of the sheer size of the data.
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personally, there's nothign wrong with knowing more. if it only costs you time to learn bio informatics, take it
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Bioinformatics is a community focused on the freedom of information as it relates to bioscience.\nI hope this helps.
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Hi, \nThere is little doubt that in very near future biotech is going to be the field you want to be in. But you must realize that biotech is a research oriented area. There is a very high chance that you would end up in the academia or in the research division of some company. To be taken seriously as a researcher you must have at least a master's degree under your belt. If you have a Ph. D., it can't get any better. Even Indian biotech companies are reluctant to hire you unless you are an M.Tech or an M.Sc.\n\nMy point is that although biotech is a VERY promising area, you need specialization. So although B.Tech. by itself is not  sufficient, it definitely is a stepping stone for you. And looking at it from this perspective, it most certainly IS a valuable course.
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biotechnology. to do with dna and stuff. tough but fun. and also frustrating at times that i feel like killing myself
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Well, it seems to me that you would qualify for a job as a biochemist.  :o)  You might also get a teaching degree with it to teach.\n\nBest Wishes,\n\nSue
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You will need to know both, since as time goes on, molecular behavior can be computer-predicted, the two fields are becoming inseparable. Prior to wetlab research, lenghty structural simulations will have been made. Bioinformatics will be more fun if you have a good knowledge of biochemistry.\n\nSupport novel transit solutions: http://www.hallisystem.bravehost.com