Bioinformatics

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003206",
  "term": "Bioinformatics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Bioinformatics is the study of molecular biology with the use of information technologies such as databases, algorithms, visualization, and text mining.\n\n2. The analysis of biological information using computers and statistical techniques; the science of developing and utilizing computer databases and algorithms to accelerate and enhance biological research. [Glossary: Potential Implications of Genomics for Regulatory and Risk Assessment Applications at EPA: EPA Science Policy Counci at http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/EPA-Genomics-White-Paper.pdf. Quotation from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Center for Toxicogenomics, Glossary.]\n\n3. The field of biology specializing in developing hardware and software to store and analyze the huge amounts of data being generated by life scientists.\n\n4. Study of molecular biology with the use of information technologies such as databases, algorithms, visualization, and text mining.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO) Glossary",
    "EPA EV-Fields of Study",
    "NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bioinformatics/"
}