title: Bioinformatics goes back to the future.
abstract: The need to turn raw data into knowledge has led the bioinformatics field to focus increasingly on the manipulation of information. By drawing parallels with both cryptography and artificial intelligence, we can develop an understanding of the changes that are occurring in bioinformatics, and how these changes are likely to influence the bioinformatics job market.
authors.affiliation: Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX, UK. cmiller@picr.man.ac.uk
authors.forename: Crispin J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Teresa K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Attwood
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends*