Left to its own devices, research tends to become more specialized and abstracted from the real-world problems that motivated it and to which it remains relevant.
This suggests that a problem may be tackled effectively not my commissioning more research, but by assuming most or all of the solution can already be found in various scientific journals,... See more
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Big Data at Work: Dispelling the Myths, Uncovering the Opportunities
4. The ApplicationsBioinformatics is ushering in a new era of medicine, science, and technology. Here are some examples:• Finding cures for diseases• Improving crop yields• Improving existing treatments through the ML• Precision medicine• Predicting the future