The existence of the human genetic map will lay the foundation for a revolution in medical diagnosis and treatment. Bioinformatics research and methods development are currently expanding rapidly in Sweden. Researchers can analyze and make predictions about protein structure from the amino acid sequence. These kinds of predictions can aid in areas like drug design for pharmaceutical development. The analysis and comparison of whole-genome data is a very important aspect of such studies.
Molecular evolution looks at how proteins have evolved and how organisms are related to each other.
Using the PC cluster, scientists have opportunities for data-mining protein family databases and DNA sequence databases, among others. There are masses of these kinds of data, and this type of research has many implications. Another use of the cluster is to develop models of signaling networks in cells, which can shed light on how genes are turned on and off. We can study metabolic responses at the cellular level, to gain a comprehensive view of the cell from a theoretical perspective.