As this field advances, and more information is generated, scientists need a way to store and analyze that information.
Computers can greatly assist that process.
As a result, a new research area which combines the study of biotechnology and the use of computers is emerging. This field is referred to as bioinformatics and involves the use of Internet tools, artificial intelligence and other advanced computational methods to assist in storing and analyzing data generated from DNA sequencing. There are many ways in which computers can aid research into genomics. The various combinations of these bases make up the DNA in plants, animals, bacteria, yeast and fungi. Imagine if these bases were blocks, how many different ways you could place them.