anybody know the difference between biomedical computing and bioinformatics?

Question

I'm a CS major tryin to decide which one of options I should do?

Answer 1

I've never heard of biomedical computing

Bioinformatics is the information technology adapted to the life sciences. Taking all the information known in molecular biology and biochemistry and applying computations to them so that we can predict outcomes (reactions, enzyme kinetics, protein folding, etc). The amount of information that we now now about the genetic code is stored in databases, and scientists need to be able to use these databases effective.

Bioinformatics is a discipline that is mainly molecular biologists with computing skills, and not really a computer science discipline, although having a pure computer scientist setting up the databases may be a good course of action to take.

Answer 2

Here's what I saw on some websites:
From http://www.cs.queensu.ca/biomed/, they defined biomedical computing as "Biomedical computing combines the diagnostic and investigative aspects of biology and medical science with the sheer power and problem-solving capabilities of modern computing. In this new rapidly-evolving discipline, computers are used to accelerate research learning, simulate patient behavior and visualize complex biological models. They shorten the cycles for medical research, just as they extend its boundaries".
On http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/programs/binf/undergraduate/index.html, they defined bioinformatics as "Bioinformatics combines mathematics, science, and engineering to explore and understand biological data from high-throughput experiments, such as genome sequencing and gene expression chips".
I personally took a week-long Bioinformatics course this past summer, and to me, it was mainly about using computers to carry out scientific investigation. We looked at genomes, and studied genetic sequences stored on a computer database. It was very interesting and intellectual. I think the two options might be the same thing, but I could be wrong.
As for which option to go with, it depends on what you like. From what I read, if you like engineering and mathematics as well as computer science, then go for the bioinformatics. If you're more biology and chemistry oriented, go for the biomedical computing.
I know for sure we're going to need bioinformatics specialists in the near future. Hope this helped out.

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