Using computers in biological research to analyze or predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) and model biologic systems. Bioinformatics is most prominent in the Human Genome Project, which has recorded the three billion chemical base pairs that make up the human DNA system. See Human Genome Project.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Geneious 4.8 (Mac)
- Geneious Pro is an integrated bioinformatics tool suite for manipulating, finding, sharing, and exploring biological data such as DNA sequences or proteins, phylogenies, 3D structure information, publications, etc. It features sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis, contig assembly, primer design and restriction analysis, access to biological databases, BLAST, protein structure viewing,...
- Software downloads 2009-10-29
- R for Mac OS X 2.10.0 (Mac)
- R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be considered as a different implementation of...
- Software downloads 2009-10-26
- Unlocking Life's Secrets at Columbia University
- Can Intel processors enable progress on the most demanding life sciences applications - and do it within the strict floor space and power constraints of a Manhattan data center? One of the largest academic computing centers devoted to molecular and systems biology says yes. Columbia University's Center for Computational Biology...
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- CLC Sequence Viewer 6.2 (Windows)
- CLC Sequence Viewer is a free software workbench for basic bioinformatics, enabling users to make a large number of bioinformatics analyses, combined with smooth data management, and excellent graphical viewing and output options. Some of the many bioinformatics analyses are: Interactive restriction site analysis, Creating and editing alignments, Phylogenetics, Integrated...
- Software downloads 2009-08-19
- CLC RNA Workbench 4.2 (Windows)
- CLC RNA Workbench is a bioinformatics program for advanced RNA sequence analysis. All analyses are fully integrated in one single, user-friendly, and intuitive software application.Version 4.2 includes advanced view of elements in a folder including batch editing and extract sequences improvements.
- Software downloads 2009-08-19
- CLC Sequence Viewer 6.2 (Mac)
- CLC Sequence Viewer creates a software environment enabling users to make a large number of bioinformatics analyses, combined with smooth data management, and excellent graphical viewing and output options.
- Software downloads 2009-08-18
- What Asus wants in a Linux
- Linux needs a real mainstream distroLinux unfortunately is too fragmented to get the attention of consumers.Way too many distributions. We think Microsoft is bad with Windows! But just look at how many our out there of Linux! Hey Linux idiots! stop doing so many and concentrate on one well...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-08
- Information Visualization With Text Data Mining for Knowledge Discovery Tools in Bioinformatics
- An abundant amount of information is produced in the digital domain, and an effective Information Extraction IE system is required to surf through this sea of information. This paper shows that an interactive visualization system works effectively to complement an IE system. In particular, three-Dimensional (3D) visualization can turn a...
- White papers 2009-07-18
- Scientists Boost Productivity With User-Friendly High-Performance Solution
- Nile University is a non-profit privately owned research university in Egypt. The life-science researchers at CIS need to analyse huge amounts of biological data to compare genomic sequences. Using conventional computers this would not be possible, so high-performance computing HPC is vital to their success. Scientists at the Centre of...
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Multi-Dimensional Characterization of Temporal Data Mining on Graphics Processors
- Through the algorithmic design patterns of data parallelism and task parallelism, the Graphics Processing Unit GPU offers the potential to vastly accelerate discovery and innovation across a multitude of disciplines. For example, the exponential growth in data volume now presents an obstacle for high-throughput data mining in fields such as...
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Amazon launches Hadoop data crunching service
- Amazon on Thursday announced a new cloud computing service that uses Hadoop, a free software framework, to crunch tons of data. The service, called Amazon Elastic MapReduce, is designed for businesses, researchers and analysts trying to conduct data intensive number crunching statement. Hadoop, which is used by...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Swiss-PdbViewer 4.0.1 (Mac)
- Swiss-PdbViewer aka DeepView is an application that provides a user friendly interface allowing to analyze several proteins at the same time. The proteins can be superimposed in order to deduce structural alignments and compare their active sites or any other relevant parts. Amino acid mutations, H-bonds, angles and distances between...
- Software downloads 2009-02-08
- University of Houston's Advanced Computing Research Laboratory (ACRL) and Texas Learning and Computation Center (TLC2) Uses a Server Cluster Based on the AMD Opteron Processor for Leading-Edge Scientific Research Studies
- The University of Houston's Texas Learning and Computation Center is a promising research center within the university, supporting the computational sciences and engineering, and computer science as cornerstones of the university's most innovative research. There was a shift of emerging disciplines within the life sciences (i.e., bioinformatics), from being largely...
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Mining Frequent Cross-Graph Quasi-Cliques
- Joint mining of multiple datasets can often discover interesting, novel, and reliable patterns which cannot be obtained solely from any single source. For example, in bioinformatics, jointly mining multiple gene expression datasets obtained by different labs or during various biological processes may overcome the heavy noise in the data. Moreover,...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Go med young man
- Go med young manThink of all the doctor appointments that you've ever hadYeow---I didn't like any of them---traumatized!Doctors are expensive to educate...... leading to large loans. They require expensive procedures and prescriptions to do their jobs.How many Doctors can the country afford?I've read that the mathematically best and brightest...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- UC Irvine Computer Sciences Chooses D-Link Switches to Ensure Reliable, High-Performance Data Processing for Genome and Bioinformatics Applications
- A group associated with UCI's Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences ICS, the UCI Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics IGB, needed switches for managing large data file transfers and data set crunching. The IGB group is involved in Genome projects which require intensive computing to map genes and perform...
- Case studies 2008-09-02
- IPK Gatersleben Enables Transfer of Knowledge With Worldwide Access to Its Plant Bioinformatics Portal
- The Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research IPK wanted to integrate the data and applications distributed internationally and locally in heterogeneous systems. The challenge was to develop and integrate analysis applications that work on the basis of the integrated data and create a "Plant Bioinformatics Portal" for...
- Case studies 2008-07-01
- Build your own Google
- In an earlier post I talked a bit about a start-up called Kickfire who are releasing an accelerated database appliance for MySQL applications in the 1TB-3TB range that gives comparable performance to an equivalent Oracle RDBMS setup for around a quarter of the price. Kickfire sounds compelling for utility...
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Unixfication II
- Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Intel moving to six-cores this year; What will you do with them?
- Intel moving to six-cores this year; What will you do with them?Oh please.."..But like that annoying smart arse in the back of the room I'd like to pose a question: What exactly are we supposed to do with six cores when.."Here we are 25 years later and pundits are still...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Save time with automated shipping solutions
-
The Business Essentials Guide provides you useful tools and templates to help grow your business and save you time with automated shipping solutions.
- Visit the UPS Business Essentials Guide
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online - Free Six-Month Trial for Eligible Organizations
-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides fast online access, simple contact management and better sales performance for a low monthly cost - the best value on the market today.
- Learn more about the free, six-month trial offer>>
- Reduce risk. Reduce complexity. Increase reliability.
-
A simplified IT environment isn't just less complex. It's also more reliable. Standardize on a single Linux platform with SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, and get the world's most interoperable Linux
- Learn more >>
Popular Sanity Saver Videos
