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"MSc bioinformatics programme is an interdisciplinary course that offers a comprehensive curriculum combining biology, data analytics and computer science.
The course duration is two years, split into four semesters," said a BBAU official.
He said students would learn advanced computational methods, genomics and data analysis. It equips students with genomics and proteomics, molecular modelling and drug design, artificial intelligence in life sciences, database management, programming and machine learning for Omics data. The university provides state-of-the-art laboratories and research facilities.
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