A description of how technology has changed the face of Biology, specially in the fields of genetics, proteomics, and evolution.
It includes a brief history, examples of usage, and a look into the future.
2. What this presentation is
• A general description of what
bioinformatics is
• A voyage in most aspects involved
• A view of the technologies used
• A view of the future
11. • DNA is a nucleic acid that contains a
“blueprint”
• This “blueprint” is used to construct every
part of the organism, it is all Nature needs
to reproduce an organism and keep it
functioning correctly
22. • Genomes are the complete set of
chromosomes of organism, which contain
its full DNA
• It includes genes
• Delimitations
• And also “junk DNA”
23. Genes
• “a gene is a portion of an organism's DNA
which contains both quot;codingquot; sequences
that determine what the gene does, and
quot;non-codingquot; sequences that determine
when the gene is active” (from Wikipedia)
33. • RNA is the blueprint of Proteins
• Proteins structure is very important for it’s
functioning
• Therefore, it is crucial to know its shape in
order to know its function
54. • Helps in disease diagnosis and prevention
• Helps understand our response to
treatments, creating the possibility of
customized ones
• Identification of drug targets
• Gene Therapy
56. • More advances in specific treatment
• A better comprehension of our bodies
• A better comprehension of the
relationships between organisms
• Who knows? :)