5 Things any Bioinformatician should know

5 Things any Bioinformatician should know

1- How to work with a computer: And i mean by that, how to work with at least one operating system like Windows for example, most of bioinformatics students and researchers like Linux because its open source and all of its softwares are free, but i tell you that Windows is not bad at all for Bioinformatics, because most softwares designed for linux are availible for Windows too.

2- How to use internet browsers: This is indispensable because the internet is what made Bioinformatics move so fast, so if you want to be a bioinformatician, you have to know how to work with internet browsers like (internet explorer, netscape, chrome, firefox), i personally prefer Firefox, i find it very easy and powerful.

3- How to install a new software: you should have this easy knowledge, because installing a Windows based software is a peace of cake comparing to Linux based one.

4- A little knowledge of Molecular Biology: You can't be a Bioinformatician without having a litlle knowledge in Biology especially Molecular Biology and genetics, it will be like you want to play guitar and you don't know what is a guitar...!

5- How to surf the internet: This is very important as most of bioinformatics operations are made online, so you have to know how to open a website, surf it, download from it...etc

The most important knowledge that you should have about the How to surf the internet, is how to use Search Engines, because they will provide you with anything you will need.

These are the basic skills that any Bioinformatics student should have.

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