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Bioinformatics in The Economist

Posted by michael on from the buzzwords-of-the-next-generation dept.

Erich Schwarz writes "Bioinformatics has gone from being an esoteric sub-field to being a business. The Economist gives a useful overview, while warning 'Bioinformatics is not for the faint of heart...'"

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  1. yeah, damn biologists driving ferraris! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    there's a ferrari driving around downtown calgary with a plate "bioinfo"...

    reminds of the "I love linux" plate someone had on a lamborghini in the late 90's, which used to be shown off at linux shows and stuff...

    some people will always make money off the stuff we give for free (like genes ;)

  2. Re:What I'd major in by DAldredge · · Score: 1, Funny

    And the current big idea in computing is "Move it all to India and damn what it does to our home country!"

  3. Re:What I'd major in by coloth · · Score: 3, Funny

    and your home country would be... Pakistan?

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