Editing Computational biology (section)

{{short description|Branch of biology}}
{{Distinguish|Bioinformatics|Biological computing}}
[[File:Human Genome Project Timeline (26964377742).jpg|thumb|548x548px|This timeline displays the year-by-year progress of the [[Human Genome Project]] in the context of genetics since 1865. Starting in 1990, by 1999, [[Chromosome 22]] became the first human chromosome to be completely sequenced.]]
'''Computational biology''' refers to the use of techniques in [[computer science]], [[data analysis]], [[mathematical modeling]] and [[Computer simulation|computational simulations]] to understand [[biological system]]s and relationships.<ref name="nih" /> An intersection of [[computer science]], [[biology]], and [[data science]], the field also has foundations in [[applied mathematics]], [[molecular biology]], [[cell biology]], [[chemistry]], and [[genetics]].<ref name="brown" />