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Bioinformatics is the application of information technology to the study of living things, usually at the molecular level. Bioinformatics involves the use of computers to collect, organize and use biological information to answer questions in fields like evolutionary biology. Bioinformatics involves the integration of computers, software tools, and databases in an effort to address biological questions. Bioinformatics approaches are often used for major initiatives that generate large data sets. Two important large-scale activities that use bioinformatics are genomics and proteomics. Genomics refers to the analysis of genomes. A genome can be thought of as the complete set of DNA sequences that codes for the hereditary material that is passed on from generation to generation. These DNA sequences include all of the genes (the functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring) and transcripts (the RNA copies that are the initial step in decoding the genetic information) included within the genome.

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Chaduvula, Dr Asha Immanuel Raju
Asst Prof Dr Ch A I Raju having 13 years of teaching and published 60 papers in journals and presented 94 papers in conferences. He guided 08 PhD´s and 30 M.Tech dissertations. Dr N M Yugandhar having 13 years of teaching experience and is an expert in Biotechnology with 30 Publications

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