Why computational biologists should specialize in their dry skills and not learn other 'stuff', like wet biology, is excellently explained in this column by Assaf Zritsky in this issue of Nature.
As I use to say, computers are just tools like any other ones, such as microscopes or mass spectrometers. You don't ask your favorite microscope specialist to be also an expert in cloning or cell culture. Same thing with computers, we should collaborate not work in isolation.
As I use to say, computers are just tools like any other ones, such as microscopes or mass spectrometers. You don't ask your favorite microscope specialist to be also an expert in cloning or cell culture. Same thing with computers, we should collaborate not work in isolation.
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