Open AccessOnline Tools for Teaching Cancer Bioinformatics
Author(s) -
Mason D. Taylor,
Bryn Mendenhall,
Calvin S. Woods,
Madeline E. Rasband,
Milene C. Vallejo,
Elizabeth G. Bailey,
Samuel H. Payne
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1935-7885
pISSN - 1935-7877
DOI - 10.1128/jmbe.00167-21
Subject(s) - computer science , curriculum , data science , visualization , bioinformatics , translational bioinformatics , data mining , genomics , biology , genome , psychology , pedagogy , biochemistry , gene
The rise of deep molecular characterization with omics data as a standard in biological sciences has highlighted a need for expanded instruction in bioinformatics curricula. Many large biology data sets are publicly available and offer an incredible opportunity for educators to help students explore biological phenomena with computational tools, including data manipulation, visualization, and statistical assessment.