- Well, as some suggested to me I did read "All biology is computational biology" and, well, am unimpressed 1/n http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2002050 …
I agree w/ part of article quite a bit but seems to contradict rest - this part argues that computational biology is one of many tools 3/n pic.twitter.com/AuvutGUUSa- @phylogenomics ... As someone in a Bioinformatics Department ... I'm waiting for the "but"
- @BenOyserman read on ...
- @phylogenomics the part that stood out was thoughts on training. Should computational biologist take plant identification courses 1/2
- @phylogenomics I think we can all agree Biologist should learn more programing, even if they spend most of the time in the field or lab
Plus - statement that computation is "turning biology into a quantitative science" ignores the qBio that existed before any computers 7/n pic.twitter.com/2hHUROjnUB- @BenOyserman I would definitely not support that statement - I think most biologists would benefit from learning programming but not all
- .@BenOyserman I think we need to take very broad view of what biology is & if we do that saying all should learn programming is constraining
- @phylogenomics @BenOyserman people have an unfortunate habit of taking a good message and then trying to over universalise it
- @BenOyserman @phylogenomics and be a jack of all trades, master of none? Ideas and inspiration are more than techniques.
- @phylogenomics May be a way to 'masculinise' biology? Biology historically has had to prove its deductive props vs physical sciences
- @phylogenomics Good research starts with good questions, which need good observations. Programming can't help you with that. 1/2
- @phylogenomics Ironically, trained in pharmacology, worked HGP, science teacher, MS in hist of sci and now starting bioinformatics course!
- @phylogenomics @ZaminIqbal @BenOyserman It is harder for post-docs to find positions, without prog skills, as many see prog as essential!
- A very reasoned comment on a paper doing the rounds. https://twitter.com/phylogenomics/status/841924531006644225 …
- @micro_steve @ZaminIqbal @BenOyserman w/o doubt programming is very useful skill but does not mean "all biology is computational biology"
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