In order to do bioinformatics programming, you have to know a LOT about genetics. You have to know the terminology and cell, uh, let's call it 'mechanics' for now, until I know what the official Latin-based fourteen-syllable word really is.
You also have to know Perl.
I know Perl. Maybe I can learn the language of medical science. Maybe I can help.
Maybe it will help improve the standard of living for people with special needs.
If you had told me back in 1994 that learning Perl might aid research that could help my daughter, I would have laughed. Perl was a fun hobby. It helped me get write scripts that got work done faster so that I could spend more time writing scripts for Traveller. It was not really practical in a larger sense.
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