An interesting video about some challenges also DNA sequencing will have to answer.
Handling big DNA data (genetic files)
I already have some experience with R-Language from DIY Dodecad. I was interested to learn more: A comparison of bioinformatics programming languages http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/help/04/06/0388.html https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Octave https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematica https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATLAB Learning R: http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/ https://www.coursera.org/course/compdata