Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Parallel Universes
One of the major challenges faced by bioinformatacists is keeping up with the latest techniques and
discoveries in both molecular biology and computing. Discoveries and developments are growing
exponentially in both fields, as shown in the timeline in
Figure 1-2
, with most of the significant work
occurring within the past century. Initially, developments were independent and, for the most part,
unrelated. However, with time, the two became inseparably intertwined and interdependent.
Figure 1-2. Computer Science and Molecular Biology Timelines. The rapid
rate of change in the 20th Century is significant for both computing and
biology, as seen from this timeline of discoveries and inventions for both
areas.
