Computational Biology
What is a genome/DNA and why is it important to know?
DNA, Deoxyribonucleic acid, is a chemical compound which contains all the instructions for living organisms. The complete set of DNA is know as genome.
Does CS have a significant role to play in studying why we are tall, organized, athletic, or healthy?
Yes, it does. We can use computation to determine the various aspects of DNA and their role.
What are some of the important questions in biology and medicine that can be addressed with computer science?
Caleydo for gene expression and pathway visualization and mitochondrial transcriptome
Is the industry interested in computational biology, or is it largely academic research?
Yes the industry is interested in computational biology because studying human genomes provides us more information regarding humans and it will hep doctors properly diagnose and treat you. So it is very applicable in medicine.
Is it enough to study humans and the human genome?
It is not enough to only study humans and human genome because I’d like to see dinosaurs appear again and I think we will need to artificially create them so we need to study their genome as well for that to happen.