BioInformatics can be defined as the use of techniques like informatics, computer science, applied mathematics and biochemistry for solving
biological problems at molecular, cell and DNA level. Bioinformatics thus refers to the creation and advancement of algorithms, computational and statistical techniques, and theory to solve formal and practical problems inspired from the management and analysis of biological data. It is basically concerned with information.
Gene finding, protein structure prediction, protein structure alignment, protein-protein
interaction, sequence alignment, and modeling of evolution are research efforts in this field. Some leading bioinformatics companies in India are Persistent Systems, LabVantge, Agaram Industries, Ocimum Biosolutions and others.
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