{"id":184360,"date":"2024-04-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=184360"},"modified":"2024-04-22T19:46:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:46:01","slug":"all-about-bioinformatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-bioinformatics","title":{"rendered":"Bioinformatics: What is it? What is it used for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"184360\" class=\"elementor elementor-184360\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4810c6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4810c6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8517cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8517cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Among cells, genomes, biomolecules, ... the world of science is of indescribable complexity. To better understand it, it's important to get to know the ensemble of these elements. And although we are still far from knowing everything, scientists have made significant progress in recent years. Especially thanks to bioinformatics that applies data processing principles to the life sciences.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d07eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"66d07eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3cc83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd3cc83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bioinformatics, between science and data<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa25030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa25030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Definition of computational biology<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310b0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"310b0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the <\/span><b>intersection of biology, computer science, mathematics, and physics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bioinformatics processes data in the fields of life sciences. Specifically, it refers to the modeling, analysis, and integration of biological data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This scientific discipline has been made possible thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/big-data-for-dummies\">huge technological advances related to Big Data<\/a>. Today, scientists are able to collect large amounts of data in understanding cells, genomes, biomolecules, ecosystems, tissues, organisms, or even communities and populations. So much <\/span><b>biological information implies a growing need for data expertise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; whether for its manipulation, storage, visualization, or data analysis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In essence, the goal of bioinformatics is to better understand the science of life through data. To achieve this, scientists can study the current functioning of the elements (for example, thanks to sequence analysis) or study the evolution of these same elements (especially with modeling).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75247f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75247f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">A bit of history<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5744dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5744dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term bioinformatics first appeared <\/span><b>in 1970 through a study by Paulien Hogeweg and Ben Hesper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the information processes in biotic systems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, Robert J. Cedergren continued to refine this discipline <\/span><b>by exploring the structure of RNAs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. His work, in collaboration with other scientists and mathematicians, started the movement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gradually, computational biology has extended to other fields of science such as biochemistry, molecular medicine, pediatrics, environmental health, etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, computational biology is entirely multidisciplinary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfbc487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfbc487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest3.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest3-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42a3e4 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e42a3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our Data Science courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ced32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"65ced32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17648da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17648da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The subdisciplines of bioinformatics<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7951a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7951a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although bioinformatics is very broad, it can be divided into various subdisciplines. Here are the main ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76e3d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76e3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Sequence bioinformatics<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b4321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b4321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This branch of computational biology <\/span><b>analyzes the genetic information contained in a DNA sequence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By studying the elementary components of DNA or protein sequences (such as nucleotides or amino acids), it is possible to identify similarities between sequences, genes, or regions considered scientifically relevant.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born with the invention of DNA sequencing in the 1970s, this discipline has particularly evolved. Since then, scientists discover an increasing number of sequences (whether genomes or complementary DNA).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the amount of data available is such that it is also difficult to process them well. This is the whole interest of bioinformatics. By integrating data techniques and tools (including <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/database-what-is-it\">databases<\/a>), sequence searching and analysis is simplified.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The introduction of these techniques represents a real revolution. Moreover, these techniques are constantly evolving. As proof, at the beginning of the 2000s, sequencing the first human genome had required about 2 billion \u20ac and more than 10 years of work. Today, that same sequencing only requires a few hours of work and less than 1,000 \u20ac of investment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8b09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8b09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Structural bioinformatics (or molecular modeling)<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb00b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb00b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of using computer tools <strong>to reconstruct, predict, and analyze the 3D structure of biological macromolecules<\/strong>. These techniques are indispensable due to the size of the macromolecules. They are so small that traditional observation techniques (such as microscopy) are insufficient.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With molecular modeling, it&#8217;s possible <strong>to reconstruct these macromolecules in a three-dimensional format<\/strong>. For this, scientists use crystallographic analyses, nuclear magnetic resonance, cryo-electron microscopy, or small-angle scattering techniques. The set of these techniques allows for collecting data that are then used to create a 3D molecular model.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether in the experimentation phase, data collection, analysis, or molecular visualization, bioinformatics intervenes at all levels.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides the reconstruction of macromolecules, this discipline also allows for <strong>the prediction of protein structures from the sequence of their elementary components (the amino acids)<\/strong>. This is even more important because the activity of each protein varies according to the shape it takes on. Being able to predict its shape thus allows predicting its effect, possible inhibitors, etc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7e893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a7e893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-184365\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest1.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/Bioinformatics_datascientest1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df186f elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7df186f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register for one of our courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d16c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95d16c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Network bioinformatics<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d106d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d106d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists study <strong>the interactions among all living elements<\/strong>, such as genes, proteins, cells, organisms, &#8230; From this analysis of genetic or metabolic flows, it is possible to model collective behaviors. To do this, once again it is necessary to rely on a series of data collected thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analysis-definition-use-of-cases-and-tools\">Big Data analysis<\/a> techniques.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network bioinformatics allows, among other things, to build phylogenetic trees. In other words, a tree that establishes a link between species according to their genetic distances. Scientists then compare homologous genes to one another.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The set of these subdisciplines of bioinformatics allows for advancing science in a spectacular way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff9cdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3ff9cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbd561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcbd561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The importance of bioinformatics<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440a1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440a1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help you better understand the importance of bioinformatics, here are several concrete examples:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying epidemics: thanks to the two-dimensional structure of RNA molecules, it&#8217;s possible to identify the cause of potential epidemics and anticipate them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personalized therapeutic management: a better understanding of genetic diseases allows for a more specific response to the biological needs of the patient.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DNA microarrays: these are capable of spontaneously reforming DNA strands. When a patient suffers from a disease, it will be possible to extract these carrier DNA strands to better understand them.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cd238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76cd238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better medical diagnoses, discovery of new diseases, new drugs, creation of genetically modified organisms, simulation of organs, ecosystem modeling, development of scientific software, &#8230; bioinformatics solves a multitude of problems that were until now inaccessible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4198638 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4198638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63564e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f63564e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The future of computational biology<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73edfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73edfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bioinformatics follows the evolution of data and new technologies. As these develop, opportunities in computational biology will continue to grow.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And to say the least, the modern world is always moving more in this direction.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bioinformatics should then allow for solving increasingly large scientific problems, <strong>evolve medicine and life science as a whole<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, organizations require competent bioinformaticians. However, these experts also need at the same time advanced scientific knowledge, but also advanced computer skills. 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