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Article: UC Berkeley Extension Meets Demand for Interdisciplinary Bioinformatics Education.
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- August 22, 2002
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BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2002
The emerging field of bioinformatics is a complex hybrid of two distinct scientific disciplines, life sciences and computer technology, focusing on computer-based algorithms, analysis and processing of genetic information. Although the demand for continuing education in bioinformatics is booming as the field coalesces, it can be difficult to find a curricula that fulfills the needs of students from both disciplines.
UC Berkeley Extension's bioinformatics program is responding to this need with a range of courses tailored to aspects of each -- courses that introduce technical ...