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[*] posted on 10-5-2004 at 06:59
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Im doing a course of Bioinformatics i have realized that in the future research will be done in computers. Soon there will be no labjob any more exept when you want to test if your results work.
If you want to make a medicine you take a the target protein and make the computer se if any of millions of compounds could work as a agonist or antagonist on it.
Bioinformatics will be the motor of development in lifescience. Before I have headed for a Ph D in eucatyotic molecular genetics but maybee it would be better to go for bioinformatics what do you think?
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[*] posted on 14-5-2004 at 23:12


scads of people use modeling, but only because is somewhat better than inspired guess work. Molecuar dynamics and the such like have a very poor reputation in the science world.

The experiment is always king.
Experimental results are ALWAYS more credible than computer modeling.
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[*] posted on 15-5-2004 at 02:47
Yes ofcourse.


Yes ofcourse. Could it be the other way?

"Molecular modeling is more reliable than reallife experiments"- Then I really would be surpriced..:o

But chemical models in computers are on stone age stadium. When programs and computers get good enough research could be done in computers first becouse it will be much faster. Even if it will not be more reliable then reallife experiments.
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[*] posted on 15-5-2004 at 09:34


ive done lots of work with molecular dynamics. For simple aqueous solutions it gets things generally right, but still has significant problems. Ive seen people battling with enzymes by MD. From a physical chemistry point of view, theirs is a lost cause. MD is just not that good:- not even close!
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