Bioinformatics: Solving Biological Problems
Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine linked by hydrogen and phosphodiester bonds. This week, I read an article about pursuing passions, and a few things immediately crossed my mind: reading, drawing, playing games, and Biology. I enjoyed Biology so much that I often found myself immersed in the textbook even during the July-August vacation. My interest in Bioinformatics began during my initial academic advising session with a dean at UWI, who questioned my switch to Computer Science. Although initially puzzled, he encouraged me to excel in Computer Science and later explore Bioinformatics, highlighting that learning Biology is more manageable than mastering Programming. Now, you might be wondering: "What exactly is Bioinformatics?" Bioinformatics is a multidisciplinary field that combines biology, computer science, and mathematics to analyze biological data, also known as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). With that being said, here are some use cases for Bioinformatics that y...