Computational Biology
| Definition: |
A field of biology concerned with the development of techniques for the collection and manipulation of biological data, and the use of such data to make biological discoveries or predictions. This field encompasses all computational methods and theories applicable to MOLECULAR BIOLOGY and areas of computer-based techniques for solving biological problems including manipulation of models and datasets. |
| Notes: |
SPEC; SPEC qualif; coord IM with specific biol spec (IM); DF: COMPUTATIONAL BIOL |
| Also Called: |
Computational Molecular Biology,Bio-Informatics |
| Previously Indexed: |
Molecular Biology (1992-1996) |
Computational Biology Definitions and Terms
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