Researcher uses computer science to solve a genetic puzzle
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 18:00
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hairong Wei is a molecular biologist who turned to his other passion -- computer science -- to remove a major research roadblock. His cross-disciplinary efforts have produced a new computer-based tool for rapidly and accurately identifying the transcription factors (regulatory genes) that work together to control a biological process or trait.