National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Bioinformatics

Synonyms

Bioinformatics

Computational Biology

bioinformatics

Definitions

Bioinformatics derives knowledge from computer analysis of biological data. These can consist of the information stored in the genetic code, but also experimental results from various sources, patient statistics, and scientific literature. Research in bioinformatics includes method development for storage, retrieval, and analysis of the data. Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing branch of biology and is highly interdisciplinary, using techniques and concepts from informatics, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and linguistics. It has many practical applications in different areas of biology and medicine. (M. Nilges and Jens P. Linge, Unite de Bio-informatique Structurale, Institut Pasteur, Paris)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17964

ALT_DEFINITION

The science of using computers, databases, and math to organize and analyze large amounts of biological, medical, and health information. Information may come from many sources, including patient statistics, tissue specimens, genetics research, and clinical trials.

code

C17964

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C188687

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C188686

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

Bioinformatics derives knowledge from computer analysis of biological data. These can consist of the information stored in the genetic code, but also experimental results from various sources, patient statistics, and scientific literature. Research in bioinformatics includes method development for storage, retrieval, and analysis of the data. Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing branch of biology and is highly interdisciplinary, using techniques and concepts from informatics, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and linguistics. It has many practical applications in different areas of biology and medicine. (M. Nilges and Jens P. Linge, Unite de Bio-informatique Structurale, Institut Pasteur, Paris)

FULL_SYN

Bioinformatics

Computational Biology

bioinformatics

label

Bioinformatics

Legacy Concept Name

Bioinformatics

Preferred_Name

Bioinformatics

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17964

Semantic_Type

Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C1140694

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18145

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