Abstract

Bioinformatics: Integrating Biology and Computational Science for Genomic Insights

Author(s): Emily Carter

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that combines biology, computer science, mathematics, and statistics to analyze and interpret complex biological data. It plays a critical role in genomics, proteomics, and systems biology by providing computational tools for sequence analysis, structural prediction, and functional annotation. Advances in high-throughput technologies have generated massive amounts of biological data, making bioinformatics indispensable for understanding genetic information, disease mechanisms, and evolutionary relationships. This article provides an overview of bioinformatics, highlighting its fundamental concepts, computational approaches, major applications, and its role in modern biological research. Challenges and future directions for the field are also discussed.