Bioinformatics, Between Necessity And Challenges: An Indonesian Perspective

MABBI – Research conducted by Kholis Abdurachim Audah from Swiss German University entitled Bioinformatics, Between Necessity And Challenges: An Indonesian Perspective
Biological Information is a priceless asset for many purposes. From Indonesian perspective, this become more important due to the fact that Indonesia is one of the richest country in the world in terms of biodiversity both in the ocean and on the land. In addition, Indonesia is also a country with fourth largest population in the world. All these natural resources can be very powerful if they are well managed and optimally utilized. A large collection of data (Big Data) can be obtained from different levels of organization of organisms. These data can then be processed, analysed and interpreted to become important biological information that eventually being utilized for the betterment of mankind. In order to obtain such big data and turns the data into a meaningful information, scientists require a set of tools such as Bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is a interdisciplinary field of studies that encompasses different area of sciences which includes Biological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics. This opens up a wide range of collaborative works, from field to bench involving both “wet” and “dry” laboratory. In this article, the necessity of implementing bioinformatics and challenges are discussed from Indonesian point of view. (Tri/MABBI)
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