BOL: Question: Is there a book/link/blog that can summarize the developments that took place in last 10 years in the field of Bioinformatics.

Question: Question: Is there a book/link/blog that can summarize the developments that took place in last 10 years in the field of Bioinformatics.

ruchira
4070 days ago

Question: Is there a book/link/blog that can summarize the developments that took place in last 10 years in the field of Bioinformatics.

I am a bioinfo student and I am starting my studies after a gap of 5 years. I have not been in touch with bioinfo community at all in these 5 years and really need to revisit all the changes that has happened ever since. I am looking for books or links or blogs that has information on developments that took place in last 5 or 10 years in the field of Bioinformatics like names/links for the new softwares or new websites that came. Any other significant things to know before getting back to studies. I am starting my MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- Bioinformatics Track in January 2014 and would like to refresh my knowledge of the subject.

Thanks

Answers

Hi Ruchira,

The contribution of bioinformatics advances made possible the mapping of the entire human genome and genomes of many other organisms in just over a decade. Several new discoveries and advancements in bioinforamtics, along with current efforts to determine gene and protein functions, have improved our ability to understand the root causes of human, animal and plant diseases and find new cures. The bioinformatics have changed a lot in recent years ... please have a look at this paper http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajb/article/download/58463/46806 hopefully helpful.

Thanks

Shikha Logwani 4070 days ago

Hi Ruchira,

Bioinformatics, also called computational biology, has become a corner stone of modern life, and biomedical sciences. Relatively, huge amounts of data from various sectore like genomics, proteomic, transcriptomics, metabolomics, interactomics are being generated in the course of present day research across many of these areas and this trend is likely to continue. Keeping the current requirements in mind the bioinformatics have has evolved at lot in recent years and emerged as a major saviour.

Please read following articles for more informations:

http://www.nbic.nl/uploads/media/Interface2.pdf

http://www.sigmascan.org/Live/Issue/ViewIssue/430/1

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2593017/

http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/138/2/569.full

Biostar discussion: http://www.biostars.org/p/8568/

Cheers

Rahul Nayak 4069 days ago

Hi Ruchira,

This link may be helpful for you

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3343106/

Vishwas Uttam 4061 days ago