See, a major field has erupted out of Biology, which is Computational Biology. Most of the highly regarded scientists or doctors which work in this field have a high knowledge of computers and can also code well in Python, as for research, Python is regarded to be the best programming language. Moreover, nowadays most of the advanced biological databases like FASTA etc require a basic proficiency in computers. So, doing a course in computers can definitely prove to be advantageous for you in the long run.

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