Bioinformatic Platforms as a collaborative tool.
The analysis of omics data involves the collaboration of biologists and bioinformaticians. They need each other to generate the data and analyse it. Biologists have a deep understanding of the …
In-house or out-house: Is it time to outsource bioinformatics?
This post is based on two recent blog posts on the state of the bioinformatics industry. In them, the authors (Philipp Zentner and Tatsiana Aneichyck) point out the issues currently …
The Self-Service Bioinformatics Revolution
With the advent of high-throughput ‘omics’ technologies, life scientists are starting to grapple with massive data sets. As Big Omics data continues to grow, biologists start encountering challenges with handling, …
Mining Public Datasets To Address The Coronavirus Epidemic
The current Coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19) has been causing widespread panic and has been a major health concern in the past months. Efforts from both governments, pharmaceutical companies and the scientific …