r/bioinformatics is a subreddit with 160k members. The community frequently discusses bioinformatics, struggling, rna seq, phd, and time, and they frequently recommend/review statistics book, remote desktop software, and softwares, and the most common flair used is technical question, discussion, academic, other, and programming.
## A subreddit to discuss the intersection of computers and biology.
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A subreddit dedicated to bioinformatics, computational genomics and systems biology.
Popular Topics in r/bioinformatics
#1
Bioinformatics
154 posts
#2
Struggling
24 posts
#3
Rna Seq
21 posts
#4
Phd
15 posts
#5
Time
14 posts
#6
Genomics
10 posts
#7
Scrnaseq
9 posts
#8
Satsang
8 posts
#9
Career
8 posts
#10
Frustrating
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/bioinformatics
Statistics Book
2 reviews
#1
Pevsner
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Compeau
4.0★ from 1 review
Remote Desktop Software
2 reviews
#1
RemotePC
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
TeamViewer
4.0★ from 1 review
Softwares
1 review
#1
AlphaFold
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/bioinformatics
#1
technical question
: "Claude"
92 posts
#2
discussion
: "Biostatistician salary in pharma vs tech and why I almost made a huge mistake"
35 posts
#3
academic
: "Where can I teach myself bioinformatics and data visualization?"
33 posts
#4
other
: "biorender is getting so expensive for small labs... any alternatives?"
8 posts
#5
programming
: "R is driving me insane"
7 posts
#6
career question
: "Is it normal to feel overwhelmed?"
6 posts
#7
article
: "passing of J. Craig Venter"
5 posts
#8
website
: "Built a “Reddit for research papers” — would love feedback"
3 posts
#9
statistics
: ""in silico qPCR" how to properly apply Dunn's test?"
2 posts
#10
science question
: "Identifying enhancers for a Transcription Factors in different cell types"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/bioinformatics
Yearly
+24k members(17.7%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026