Exploring Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is primarily used to:

• Design computer games

• Manage and analyze biological data

• Write scientific papers

• Study historical events

Who is considered one of the pioneers in bioinformatics?

• James Watson

• Rosalind Franklin

• Margaret Oakley Dayhoff

• Francis Crick

In which decade did bioinformatics begin to develop as a distinct field?

• 1950s

• 1990s

• 2000s

• 1970s

Which technology greatly accelerated the growth of bioinformatics in the 2000s?

• Next-generation sequencing

• PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)

• Electron microscopy

• X-ray crystallography

Bioinformatics originally emerged to help analyze:

• Biological sequences

• Climate data

• Economic trends

• Linguistic patterns

List three applications of bioinformatics in healthcare.

• 1) Genomic sequencing for personalized medicine, 2) Drug discovery, 3) Disease outbreak tracking.

• Radiology imaging interpretation

• Nutritional analysis for diet planning

• Physical therapy assessment

Which scientist created the first protein sequence database?

• James Watson

• Margaret Dayhoff

• Francis Crick

• Linus Pauling

Which project completed the first full human genome sequence?

• ENCODE Project

• 1000 Genomes Project

• Human Genome Project

• HapMap Project