Biotechnological Applications Of Bioinformatics In The Post Genomic ERA

The huge data gleaned from genomes sequencing including (DNA, RNA, protein sequences, structures and interactions, genes, chromosomal maps, pathways, networks, biological signals and images) has led to explosive and diverse growth in biological data that presents the urgent need for intensive computing and big data analysis techniques potential for their storage, organization, analysis and integration. Bioinformatics has come to play this major role and the pursuit for future biological discoveries. It is widely accepted that bioinformatics coupled with the high throughput sequencing technologies has paved the way for the post-genomic era and will become an essential and indispensable part of the future of life sciences and molecular medicine. This review discusses and surveys the concepts and progress of bioinformatics and highlights their recent biotechnological applications in post genomics era, in many fields starting with basic and applied future life sciences where the philosophy and style of both research and knowledge has changed. Furthermore, discusses their related applications in molecular medicine and microbial genome, as well as summarizes all their possible biotechnological applications in agriculture, energy and environment.