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infinity · 2013-09-16 · Original thread
Perl seems to be used in Bioinformatics, because there are several books out there discussing the application of Perl:

- Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics

- Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics

both are published by O'Reilly (I haven't them, so I can't give a recommendation. Also I don't have any contact with the field of Bioinformatics.).

A search on Amazon reveals quite a lot of books on the combination of Perl and Bioinformatics.

There is another book which sounds interesting:

- Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills (O'Reilly)

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781565926646.do

It also appears to discuss the question why Perl is used for some things in Bioinformatics.

The same author (Cynthia Gibas) has written an introductory article:

Computers + Biology = Bioinformatics

http://oreilly.com/news/bioinformatics_0401.html

I can't tell you if learning Perl will give you a competitive advantage in job applications, but I have enjoyed learning Perl very much :)

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