Researchers at NCRC using bioinformatics
Scientific research under way at the N.C. Research Campus generates so much biological information that no spreadsheet or computer file can contain it.
When scientists study biology at a molecular level, as they do in Kannapolis, they encounter problems so complex that a vast and relatively new scientific field is required to help find answers.
It's called bioinformatics, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte specializes in it. Bioinformatics can help determine the exact point at which a new cancer drug should interact with a cell.
"Bioinformatics really began as a solution to a problem," said Dr. Lawrence Mays, director for the UNC-Charlotte Bioinformatics Research Center. "The problem was a flood of data that was difficult to understand."
For details, see the Salisbury Post report.
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