Why Bioinformatics...??

I am sure that this must be the question you might be thinking,that after cramming these many topics and syllabis wat exactly are we planning to achhieve in Bioinformatics...well then here's the answer for that:

provide new insights into biological function

understand the functioning of living things

to apply the knowledge for "improving the quality of life" (in order to understand and fight against diseases)

databases (design, handling, ...)

gene and genome mapping

analysis of gene expression data

search for gene functions

identification of genetic risk factors

pathways, metabolic and regulatoric networks (modelling, simulation, ...)

structure prediction (protein folding, sequence alignments, homology search, ...)

target identification

drug design (docking studies, HTS, screening tests, ...)

gene therapy....