Progress Towards and Challenges in Biological Big Data

  • Manisha Sritharan Department of Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Life Sciences, University of Selangor, 45600 Bestari Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Farhat A. Avin Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Lincoln University College, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4323-1058

Abstract

Biological big data represents a vast amount of data in bioinformatics and this could lead to the transformation of the research pattern into large scale. In medical research, a large amount of data can be generated from tools including genomic sequencing machines. The availability of advanced tools and modern technology has become the main reason for the expansion of biological data in a huge amount. Such immense data should be utilized in an efficient manner in order to distribute this valuable information. Besides that, storing and dealing with those big data has become a great challenge as the data generation are tremendously increasing over years. As well, the blast of data in healthcare systems and biomedical research appeal for an immediate solution as health care requires a compact integration of biomedical data. Thus, researchers should make use of this available big data for analysis rather than keep creating new data as they could provide meaningful information with the use of current advanced bioinformatics tools.

Keywords: Big data, Bioinformatics, Biomedical, Database, Sequence

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Sritharan, M., & Avin, F. (2018). Progress Towards and Challenges in Biological Big Data. International Journal of Advancement in Life Sciences Research, 1(4), 35-38. Retrieved from http://ijalsr.org/index.php/journal/article/view/39