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Bioinformatics - a hybrid profession pairing biology and computer science is now
the career choice of the decade. Bioinformatics is an emerging field being
fueled in part by the Human Genome Project and other development in Biology that
require a lot of knowledge fo both fields. Each bit of data produced by the
project must be sorted and analyzed, then studied for possible clues and
eventual cures for diseases. With a nearly infinite amount of data, the most
efficient way to do that is to use computers. And the people designing and
operating those computers and their programs are best suited to the job if they
have an understanding of both the science of biology and the science of
computers, hence bioinformatics.
In general, bioinformaticists include scientists or experts in computational
mathematics. The experts write computer code while scientists research the
biology; workers cross-trained in both skills are invaluable. Drug companies,
universities and government institutions have already created bioinformatics
groups to do the work of the genome project, but that's launched an explosion in
job opportunities without a workforce to fill the positions.There are careers
for those who can use databases, read data, enhance computer code and develop
new software.
BTBITS is building its database of excellent talent in the bio-informatics arena
and will be on the forefront to fill this demand as it arises.
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