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Computational biology
Branch of biology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Computational biology refers to the use of data analysis, mathematical modeling and computational simulations to understand biological systems and relationships.[1] An intersection of computer science, biology, and big data, the field also has foundations in applied mathematics, chemistry, and genetics.[2] It differs from biological computing, a subfield of computer science and engineering which uses bioengineering to build computers.
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