What is Bioinformatics?
	• (Molecular) Bio - informatics • One idea for a definition? Bioinformatics is conceptualizing biology in terms of molecules (in the sense of physical- chemistry) and then applying “informatics” techniques (derived from disciplines such as applied math, CS, and statistics) to understand and organize the information associated with these molecules,  on a large-scale. • Bioinformatics is “MIS” for Molecular Biology Information. It is a practical discipline with many applications.