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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 4, 157–162 (1 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/nrm1013

Bioinformatics goes back to the future

Crispin J. Miller & Teresa K. Attwood

The need to turn raw data into knowledge has led the bioinformatics field to focus increasingly on the manipulation of information. By drawing parallels with both cryptography and artificial intelligence, we can develop an understanding of the changes that are occurring in bioinformatics, and how these changes are likely to influence the bioinformatics job market.