ABSTRACT
408 409In today’s society, bioinformatics research is putting a great emphasis on answering “when,” “what if,” and “why” questions with the help of information system and technology and some researchers had argued that it could be the key factor in facilitating and attaining an efficient decision-making in medical research. Hence, the main purpose of this report is to explore the application of information system in biological world and to study the extent to which technology could bring opportunities as well as challenges in science. Also, this report will examine the importance and evolution of bioinformatics over the past decades.
With the current deluge of data, computational methods have become indispensable to biological investigations. Originally developed for the analysis of biological sequences, bioinformatics now encompasses a wide range of subject areas including structural biology, genomics, and gene expression studies. Additionally, nowadays biological data is proliferating rapidly. With the advent of the world wide web and fast internet connections, the data contained in these databases and a considerable amount of special-purpose programs can be accessed quickly and efficiently from any location in the world. As a consequence, computer-based tools now play an increasingly significant role in the advancement and development of biological research. Hence, this report will investigate the relationship between information system and science as well as the consequences and implication of technology in supporting medical research.
