| Bioinformatics and the Genome Project |
| Research in bioinformatics just couldn't happen without IT
workers behind the scenes. Database administration is increasingly
becoming the biggest demand for IT in this new field. Although the
field is still heavy with advanced degree holders in IT, there are
signs that technicians level jobs for database administrators are
on the rise. |
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| What would you do as a database administrator in bioinformatics? |
| You'd help develop data queries for the research scientists who are looking for patterns and
characteristics among the data collected in projects like the genome project. |
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| What kind of training would you need? |
| You would need both IT training (database) and a background in biotechnology.
The International
Society for Computational Biology lists education and training. |
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| What is bioinformatics? |
| See these resources: |
National
Center for Biotechnology Information.
Bioplanet (definition
of bioinformatics). |
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