r/bioinformatics↗
## A subreddit to discuss the intersection of computers and biology. ------ A subreddit dedicated to bioinformatics, computational genomics and systems biology.
167k subscribers319 posts / mo in Sep 2026256 authors / mosince 2008
r/bioinformatics has 167k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 319 posts a month from 256 people. Top topics: Gut Microbiome Health, Research Reading Strategies and Career Transitions.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Gut Microbiome Health0.7%
- Research Reading Strategies0.3%
- Career Transitions0.2%
- Rejected Papers & Reviews0.2%
- Biotech CareerAdvice0.2%
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- Nature
- Doi
- Bioconductor
- Qiagen
- Springer
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