Together, humans and computers can figure out the plant world
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 11:01
in Mathematics & Economics
As technology advances, science has become increasingly about data—how to gather it, organize it, and analyze it. The creation of key databases to analyze and share data lies at the heart of bioinformatics, or the collection, classification, storage, and analysis of biochemical and biological information using computers and software. The tools and methods used in bioinformatics have been instrumental in the development of fields such as molecular genetics and genomics. But, in the plant sciences, bioinformatics and biometrics are employed in all fields—not just genomics—to enable researchers to grapple with the rich and varied data sources at their disposal.