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BIOLOGY. BIO INFORMATICS. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. COMPUTER SCIENCE. Bioinformatics – a Definition. The field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline. NCBI, Aug 2001.
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BIOLOGY BIO INFORMATICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER SCIENCE Bioinformatics – a Definition The field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline. NCBI, Aug 2001
Biology in the 21st century is being transformed from a purely lab-based science to an information science as well. www.genomics.org.cn:8080/bgi/bgilt/ images/bioinformatics.jp Bioinformatics is the field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge to form a single discipline.
Growth of Bioinformatics Computer Programming 50 yrs ago DNA & Protein Structure Personal Computers/ Internet 20 yrs ago PCR w.w.w. Last10 yrs Human Genome Project All fields use computers Now Global Biological (art, law, communication) Research
Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Genomics and Its Impact on Medicine and Society: A 2001 Primer, 2001
Gene a b c d e …ATGGCCCTGTGGATGCGCCTCCTGCCCCTG….. DNA base sequence recipe for amino acids Met: Ala: Leu: Trp: Met: Arg: Leu: Leu: Pro: Leu: Amino acid sequence = protein = trait Art by Yelena Ponirovskaya
Why use Bioinformatics? Data mining requires a testable hypothesis generated with regard to the function or structure of a gene or protein by identifying similar sequences in better characterized organisms. To help in uncovering phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary patterns. www.tigr.org
DNA Model organisms Protein PNSADADNDFEDRL RAGLCDHDKEVQGL QVRCAVUEEHMHK KQQEFENIRLDAQRL EFFAYIFQKEHMKR ATGCATTTCGGT TTACGCCATATA GCTCGGGAATCA TGCATCGATCGA GTAGCTAGCTAG
What is Bioinformatics? TGT AAT AGT TAT ATT TTC ATT ATA AAT TGT GTT TGT AGA CAT CAT AAA TTT AAA ACA TGG CTT TTT AAC CTG ATA AAT CCT ACG AAT ATT TGT AAT AGT TAT GTT ATT GCA GTA AGT ACC GTT TGT ATT ATA AAT TGT GTT CTG TGT AAT AGT TAT ATT TTC ATT ATA AAT TGT GTT TGT AGA CAT CAT AAA TTT AAA ACA TGG CTT TTT AAC CTG ATA AAT CCT ACG AAT ATT TGT AAT AGT TAT GTT ATT GCA GTA AGT ACC GTT TGT ATT ATA AAT TGT GTT CTG Which genes are turned off then on ? Courtesy of Dr. Young Moo Lee UC Davis
What’s in a name? GenomeMapping ProteinAnalysisProteomics MultipleSequenceAlignment DatabaseHomologySearching 3DModeling BioInformatics HomologyModelingDocking SequenceAnalysis SampleRegistration &Tracking IntellectualPropertyAuditing CommonVisualInterfaces IntegratedDataRepositories
Illustration from SWBIC's Bioinformatics: Molecular Biology and Computational Science workshop held October 21-23, 1999. http://www.swbic.org
Genetic Blueprints Human Genome Project
What is Bioinformatics? N. M. Luscombe, et al. Yale University Method Inform Med 4/2001
Onconomics Corporation Fictitious Biotechnology Company Onconomics Corporation http://www.bscs.org/onco/default.htm Sequencing Projects External Links Glossary From nonprofit BSCS Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
Onconomics Corporation Employment Opportunities at Onconomics Corporation Bioinformatics Technician – responsible for creation and use of software for the display and manipulation of data for genome sequencing projects. Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and experience with PERL and Java programming languages. Salary to $45,000 with excellent benefits. Bioinformatics Analyst – responsible for supporting the company’s gene indices of sequencing projects. Position requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the biological sciences. Familiarity with SQL language, Unix, PERL and programming tools preferred. Salary to $55,000 with excellent benefits. Bioinformatics Scientist – responsible for creating and applying new software for the development of new drugs. Requires a Ph.D. in molecular biology or related field, as well as an advanced degree in Information Technology. Salary to $100,000 with excellent benefits
Onconomics Corporation Sample Electropherograms Normal Sequence: Heterozygous Base: Unreadable Region:
NCBI Problem Sets http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/FieldGuide/problem_set.html The last known Tasmanian tiger died in the Hobart Zoo in 1936. DNA sequences have been obtained from museum specimens. How many DNA and protein sequences are there? What genes were cloned? There are a number of sequences for extinct organisms in the NCBI databases. Visit the list of extinct taxa in the Taxonomy Browser pages.