Ithaca,
NY,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Computational biologists specializing in plants examine extensive datasets and create computer-based modeling simulations for both practical and research purposes across academic settings, biotech and pharmaceutical firms, health science domains, and government research facilities. Often called bioinformatics, Computational Biology involves utilizing biological information to create algorithms and establish connections between different biological systems. Before computational biology emerged, scientists lacked the capability to handle vast quantities of data. While researchers could devise techniques for analyzing biological data, they faced challenges in rapidly disseminating these methods to peers.