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The aims of bioinformatics are threefold. First, at its simplest bioinformatics organizes data in a way that allows researchers to access existing information and to submit new entries as they are produced, eg the Protein Data Bank for 3D macromolecular structures. While data- curation is an essential task, the information stored in these databases is [...]

What is Bioinformatics ? Bioinformatics is the field of science in which Biology, computer science, and information technology merge into single discipline. It is also a science of managing and analyzing biological data using advanced computer techniques. The term bioinformatics was coined by Paulien Hogeweg and Ben Hesper in 1978 for the study of informatic [...]