r/bioinformatics is a subreddit with 167k 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, article, and career question.
## 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
: "Switching between programming languages"
34 posts
#2
discussion
: "I made a list of spatial transcriptomics tools ordered by analysis step (340 entries, every link and DOI checked). What's missing?"
16 posts
#3
academic
: "Usage of Claude Code in Bioinformatic Tools"
9 posts
#4
article
: "Bioinformatics in The Atlantic: "AI's Real Gift to Science""
6 posts
#5
career question
: "Is learning ML during a postdoc actually worth it?"
6 posts
#6
video
: "Molecular Dynamics Simulation on GROMACS"
3 posts
#7
other
: "Weird R reference"
2 posts
#8
programming
: "Has anyone tried REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) on bioinformatics GUI software?"
2 posts
#9
compositional data analysis
: "Access HPC cluster for RNA analysis"
2 posts
#10
talks/conferences
: "Anyone going for ISCB LATAM conference on Peru this year?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/bioinformatics
Yearly
+23k members(16.3%)
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Last updated: October 17, 2026