Bioinformatics is broadly defined as the use of computers to analyse biological information. The most common form of bioinformatics is studying the vast amounts of DNA and protein sequence that are now available. However, there are many other possible applications of computers in biology, such as simulating populations, analysing experimental gels and storing information about the phenotypes of mutant organisms.
SIB operates the ExPASy proteomics server and the Swiss node of EMBnet. Teaching activities include a series of post-graduate courses given at the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne, as well as at the EPFL, and a Masters Degree in bioinformatics. Major r www.isb-sib.ch
Ensembl is a joint project between EMBL-EBI and the Sanger Centre to develop a software system which produces and maintains automatic annotation on eukaryotic genomes. www.ensembl.org
The International Society for Computational Biology is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of living systems through computation; the emphasis is on the role of computing and informatics in advancing molecular biology. www.iscb.org
EMBnet is the only organisation world-wide bringing bioinformatics professionals to work together to serve the expanding fields of genetics and molecular biology. www.embnet.org
SocBiN is a non-profit organisation for people working with and interested in bioinformatics. One task of the society is to arrange annual conferences on Bioinformatics, of which the first took place April 1999 in Lund. www.socbin.org
Easy-to-use summary of genomic information currently available for all organisms-from the Technical Univ. of Denmark. www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/GenomeAtlas
Comprehensive bioinformatics site, with access to multiple database searching and sequence analysis tools - from the Weizmann Institute of Science. bip.weizmann.ac.il/index.html
The site of CCP11 (Collaborative Computational Project 11) the goal of which is to "to foster the broad bioinformatics community and the UK research community in particular". Comprehensive list of links, including information on courses, conferences and w www.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk/CCP11/index.jsp
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