Bioinformatics is a young, emerging field of study and research that combines modern information sciences—such as computer science, mathematics, and statistics—with the life sciences, including biology, chemistry, pharmacy, medicine, biotechnology, and food technology. Bioinformatics addresses computer science issues arising from the application of new working techniques and rapidly growing data volumes in the life sciences. It is also gaining increasing importance in medicine and pharmaceutical research.
The exponential growth of biological data generated by national and international research projects presents an outstanding field of application for modern bioinformatics. Only the use of computer science methods makes it possible to create mathematical models in the life sciences and utilize them to analyze large amounts of new data. The potential applications of computer science in the life sciences extend far beyond its current applications.
