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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. bad idea by g4dget · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Don't pick what is fashionable, pick what you are interested in. The biological sciences are very different from computer science and engineering. Chances are that if you weren't interested in the biological sciences when you picked your major, you still wouldn't be today.

    What you can do, however, is apply computer science and engineering skills to biological problems: work as a developer or engineer for a biotech company or lab.