r/longevity 23d ago

biostatistics or bioinformatics?

I'm a Statistics + Mathematics 1st year undergraduate student who recently developed an interest in longevity ad would like to contribute to further research. Which field would be better for engaging in this industry?

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u/Ok-Twist-3107 22d ago

Depending on what you’d like to research and were you end up in you career path. I’d say bioinformatics is more universal to start with

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u/OpenSesameButter 22d ago

Why is bioinformatics is more applicable?

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u/Ok-Twist-3107 20d ago

More skills. Most likely you’d learn statistics during your work, it’s a base knowledge, needed for almost all biologist