Computational Biology in Costa Rica: The Role of a Small Country in the Global Context of Bioinforma
Universidad de Costa.
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in English
| CVSP - Costa Rica | ID: oer-1943
From the global perspective, then, Costa Rica constitutes an interesting case of a biologically rich small country that can be analyzed for the possibilities of contributing to the growing field of Computational Biology. This essay describes the examples of three Costa Rican institutions that participate in international consortia and collaborate with research centers in the analysis of data generated by high throughput methods, and illustrates some of the major problems confronted. Definitely, there is a place for small scientific communities in the global efforts to use Computational Biology for understanding, appreciating, and using the biodiversity of the planet, as well as for strengthening our potential to investigate genetic diseases and the natural history and life cycles of vectors and pathogens. These comprehensive efforts should be based on a philosophy of sustainability, equity, and solidarity, which necessarily includes a broad free access to scientific
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