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Abstract: Bioinformatics is a relatively new area of research,
combining elements of math, statistics, computer science, and
molecular and evolutionary biology to study the origin, structure, and
function of genes. This talk is an overview of bioinformatics for
math and computer science majors. After a short introduction to
molecular biology, I will discuss important algorithms for comparing
gene sequences, and talk about a new algorithm that was developed at
the University of Oregon and used in a study of duplicate genes. I
will conclude with a brief overview of current projects in
bioinformatics and other computer science research opportunities for
M.S. and Ph.D. students at the University of Oregon.
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