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My sample Computer Science plan:

Computational Biology

• What is a genome/DNA and why is it important to know?

  • "one haploid set of chromosomes with the genes they contain the genetic material of an organism" - Merriam webster

• Does CS have a significant role to play in studying why we are tall, organized, athletic, or healthy?

  • yes, we can easily collect data using DNA microarrays, and microscopes for example.

• What are some of the important questions in biology and medicine that can be addressed with computer science?

  • neuroscience and bio-medical engineering: response of TMS on the brain which helps develop treatments for brain diseases.

  • "how the genes of a sliced-up flatworm conduct its symphony of cells when they regenerate into new organisms." --> A 120-year-old problem that a computer program created by Levin and Lobo solved by trying out different theories by randomly guessing.

• Is it enough to study humans and the human genome?

  • No, we need to study genomes of other creatures

• Is the industry interested in computational biology, or is it largely academic research?

  • As technology is advancing, the industry is getting more interested in Computational Biology. As for the status quo, it is largely academic research