R programming is a versatile and powerful tool for bioinformatics, a field that combines biology, computer science, statistics and math to understand complex biological processes. In this article I will introduce some of the benefits and applications of using R for bioinformatics, a well as some of the resources and packages available for learning and performing bioinformatics tasks in R.
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Why use of R for bioinformatics?
R is an open source, free software that allows users to analyze, manipulate and visualize data in various formats and domains. R has several advantages for bioinformatics, such as