Do i need to learn programming for end-user bioinformatics?

Vicken Aknadibossian @Vicken-Aknadibossian

11 May 2020 1 8K Report

I'm a molecular biologist, and i have a few projects coming up in transcriptomes and small RNA analysis. Can i get by without knowing any programming using user-friendly software such an Geneious Prime or another program you can suggest or is it absolutely a must?

Dilraj Kaur

Hi,

To be an efficient bioinformatician, you need to learn at least any programming language. You need not[ be high-end developer, but at least know how to do your bits. Also, you can be comfortable and can use various user-friendly GUI, but it would need more time and space, whereas in coding you can customize, according to your needs.

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