Big Data Analysis in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Abstract

Advancements in high-throughput technologies, genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics play an important role in obtaining biological information about living organisms. The field of computational biology and bioinformatics has experienced significant growth with the advent of high-throughput sequencing technologies and other high-throughput techniques. The resulting large amounts of data present both opportunities and challenges for data analysis. Big data analysis has become essential for extracting meaningful insights from the massive amount of data. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the current status of big data analysis in computational biology and bioinformatics. We discuss the various aspects of big data analysis, including data acquisition, storage, processing, and analysis. We also highlight some of the challenges and opportunities of big data analysis in this area of research. Despite the challenges, big data analysis presents significant opportunities like development of efficient and fast computing algorithms for advancing our understanding of biological processes, identifying novel biomarkers for breeding research and developments, predicting disease, and identifying potential drug targets for drug development programs.

Keywords: Bash shell script; Big data; Computational biology; Hadoop; Machine learning; Python; R language.