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How much do you know about bioinformatics?

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by maryweilage

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How familiar are you with bioinformatics? What do you think about the potential of this IT discipline? Share your comments on bioinformatics, as discussed in the Oct. 28 Healthcare IT e-newsletter.

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by not again

I am involved in a microbiology project and the issues you describe re the confusion and profusion of data describe the situation very well. Your mention of new XML standards for the field cause me a bit of concern: although they are laudable in that they attempt to create markup languages uniquely suited to bio research they also represent a further shaking of the already well-shaken jello.

by benwade

How do you gain entry into this area? What are the salary ranges. Who is in demand? What other skills might allow you to enter--i.e. I'm a nurse, would that help? What languages are standard?

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