Noun
(used with singular verb)
1. Information technology as applied to the life sciences, especially the technology used for the collection, storage, and retrieval of genomic data (biology-online.org)
2. The use of computer science, mathematics, and information theory to model and analyze biological systems, especially systems involving genetic material. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. )
3. A branch of biological science which deals with the study of methods for storing, retrieving and analyzing biological data, such as nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) and protein sequence, structure, function, pathways (neural pathways included) and genetic interactions. (Wikipedia.com)