Decius wrote:
] ] In life-sciences establishments around the world, the
] laboratory
] ] rat is giving way to the computer mouse—as computing joins
] forces
] ] with biology to create a bioinformatics market that is
] expected to
] ] be worth nearly $40 billion within three years.
]
] Alot of the interesting computing in the next few years is
] going to be in this space. Unfortunately for transistor heads
] like me, they are hiring biologists with computer experience
] rather than computer people who understand biology. Automation
] is going to eliminate the need for people who understand how
] to operate computer systems and networks over the next few
] years. As a result, all but the very best are likely to have a
] difficult time finding work. Furthermore, programming
] languages like Java and Perl make programming more accessible
] to people with other skill sets. The result may be a labor
] market which simply isn't interested in uni-disciple
] professionals.

Tom: YOu and I should open a Bioinformatics firm. I got the biology down, you got the computer geek skillz. We could ownz this field.:)

RE: Bioinformatics - the new Telecom