Seongjun Hong
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Bioinformatics
In bioinformatics, all biological data are regarded as information. By combining various fields such as computer science and statistics, the information is analyzed and studied.
It is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data.
Bioprogramming
My definition of Bioprogramming is to synthesize new DNA strands with the aim of controlling a particular life function and of utilizing that function.
Bioprogramming is all programming activities for analyzing biological data.
Programming
Programming is a process that makes new algorithm from programming languages called codes through a compiler. It can convert a set of programming languages into executable programs. Programs can perform various activities like computation, analysis, algorithmic flow, and more.
The computer is the electrical machine or device that carries out the programs. Computers exist in many different forms such as desktop, laptop, tablet, and etc.
Compiler
Compiler is a program that transforms programming languages into computer languages. With this process, computer can recognize the commands. The compilers have own specific programming language. C++, for example, has c language. They are classified according to the languages and the operating systems.
Programming language
Programming languages are generally high-level languages that are used in coding by programmers.If you compare the programming to a country, then the language is the communication medium. The 3 major types of bioprogramming languages are S, R, and Matlab. All of them are for statistical and computational use. Grammar is the rule of the languages.
Perl programming
Perl is a programming language that supports scripts called a script lanuguage. It is developed by Larry wall in 1987. It is a powerful tool for varied applications such as network programming, finance, and bioinformatics. An operating system of perl is basically Linux but almost systems support the program.
BioPerl is a collection of Perl modules for biological data processing. It is an open source software for biological applications in bioinformatics. In the Human Genome Project, the program has played a central role.
BioOS denotes an operationg system for bioinformatics
Genomics
Genomics is a discipline in genetics analyzing the function and structure of genomes.
Genome
Genome is a whole genetic materials of an organism such as DNA and RNA.
Transcriptome
Definition
Transcriptome is a set of all RNA molecules such as mRNA, rRNA, tRNA and non-coding RNA in one cell.
Feature
Unlike the genome which is fixed for a given cell line excluding mutation, the transcriptome can vary with environmental conditions. Because the genes expressed actively at given time is different.
Therefore, the transcriptome can be refer to expression profiling.
