YeonJung Mun
In bioinformatics, biological data are considered as information rather than the organism itself. With the help of bioprogramming the data can be analyzed and studied in forms of statistical or computational use.
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Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the combination of two words: biology and information. In this field of study, biological subjects are considered differently than living organisms. Rather, all biological data are regarded as information. Simply put, the major difference between biology and bioinformatics is the difference in views of biological data. Therefore in bioinformatics, the data can be analyzed and studied using statistical or computational programs using computers.
Bioprogramming
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.
(www.perl.org)
BioPerl programming
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.
(www.bioperl.org)
BioOS
BioOS denotes an operationg system for bioinformatics
(www.bioos.org)
Other languages for Bioinformatics
R
Matlab