bioinformatics

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English informatics English bioinformatics From bio- + informatics.

1. A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.

   “The reason, according to bioinformatics researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz 23andMe and the potential weaponization of genetic data by authoritarian regimes.”