Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: Don't take them too seriously anyway

TL;DR

This paper discusses the shift from data-processing to cognitive approaches in bioinformatics, highlighting issues with understanding information and proposing remedies to improve biological research methodologies.

Contribution

It offers insights into the paradigm shift and suggests solutions for better understanding and handling information in biological studies.

Findings

Identifies a paradigm shift in bioinformatics research approaches

Highlights misconceptions about information processing in biology

Proposes remedies to improve research practices

Abstract

In the last few decades or so, we witness a paradigm shift in our nature studies - from a data-processing based computational approach to an information-processing based cognitive approach. The process is restricted and often misguided by the lack of a clear understanding about what information is and how it should be treated in research applications (in general) and in biological studies (in particular). The paper intend to provide some remedies for this bizarre situation.