Challenges in RNA virus bioinformatics.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

Computer-assisted studies of structure, function and evolution of viruses remains a neglected area of research. The attention of bioinformaticians to this interesting and challenging field is far from commensurate with its medical and biotechnological importance. It is telling that out of >200 talks held at ISMB 2013, the largest international bioinformatics conference, only one presentation explicitly dealt with viruses. In contrast to many broad, established and well-organized bioinformatics communities (e.g. structural genomics, ontologies, next-generation sequencing, expression analysis), research groups focusing on viruses can probably be counted on the fingers of two hands.

Results

The purpose of this review is to increase awareness among bioinformatics rese

SUBMITTER: Marz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7110044 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature