bioinformatics
nounUK /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/ · US /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/
Etymology From bio- + informatics.
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Biology, Computer, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Science, Sciences A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
- The reason, according to bioinformatics researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz 23andMe and the potential weaponization of genetic data by authoritarian regimes.2025 April 1, Thomas Claburn, “Genetic data repo OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it”, in The Register:
- Derived terms
- glycobioinformatics, translational bioinformatics
- Related terms
- ecoinformatics
- Hypernyms
- informatics