bioinformatics

bioinformatics definition - medical

bi·o·in·for·mat·ics (bīˌō-ĭnˌfər-mătˈĭks)

noun
Information technology as applied to the life sciences, especially the technology used for the collection, storage, and retrieval of genomic data.

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