ABSTRACT
Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing field within the biological sciences. It dates back to the 1960s following the discovery of the DNA double helix, when cracking the genetic code allowed for the ability to treat genes as strings of information that guide the building of cellular components, the faithful reproduction of an organism’s form and function, and its ability to evolve. Today, bioinformatics is driven by the challenge of integrating the large amount of genetic and structural data emanating from biomedical research. Using computational power bioinformaticians catalog and
compare genetic and structural information with biochemical, physiological, and medical data furthering our understanding of the cellular organization of life, its diversity, and the fact that all modern organisms are the children of a common ancestral cell.
