What is the difference between Bio Informatics and Biotechology?
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Hi Myra,
Biotechnology is always about the technological application of biology, so it's a different approach. Biotechnology combines disciplines like genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology and cell biology, which are in turn linked to practical disciplines like chemical engineering, information technology, and robotics. Bioinformatics is the application of information technology and computer science to the field of molecular biology, it is about using computers as biology research tools by designing useful software (data manipulators, simulations, databases etc.). So you have to learn a lot about biology and chemistry an...more
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