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ArticleBioinformatics advances2026

Challenges and opportunities: computational biology and the future of agriculture.

Joao Carlos Gomes-Neto, Alexandra Crook, Rachel Hestrin, Guoming Li, Chia-Sin Liew, Guilherme Rosa, Keshav D Singh, Christopher K Tuggle, Katie L Summers, Camilo Valdes and 2 more

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Article in Bioinformatics advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Joao Carlos Gomes-NetoDepartment of Animal Science, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-8767
Alexandra CrookDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Rachel HestrinStockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-8870
Guoming LiDepartment of Poultry Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7624-8051
Chia-Sin LiewCenter for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0944-6423
Guilherme RosaDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9172-6461
Keshav D SinghAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lethbridge, AB T1J4B1, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1319-9771
Christopher K TuggleDepartment of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-5316
Katie L SummersAnimal Biosciences & Biotechnology Laboratory, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705, United States.
Camilo ValdesPhysical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4662-8269
Noah FahlgrenData Science Facility, Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center, St Louis, MO 63132, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5597-4537
Jennifer ClarkeDepartment of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-7249

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Motivation: The world of agriculture is rapidly changing with advances in artificial intelligence and demands for greater feed and food security considering environmental and sustainability challenges. The 30th Conference on Intelligent Systems in Molecular Biology (ISMB) held in July 2022 featured an invited session on the role of computational biology in Digital and Precision Agriculture. This session featured presentations by experts from various subdisciplines on novel research discoveries and a panel discussion on Digital Agriculture at Scale. Topics discussed during the session included genetics, epigenetics, and genomics of agriculturally relevant species; foodborne pathogen genomics and epidemiology; plant and animal phenomics; AI/machine learning; image analysis; remote sensing; educational innovations; discoveries resulting from public-private partnerships; data sharing and findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible (FAIR) data standards; biotechnology; and soil microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. Results: We present several of the current and future challenges and opportunities for computational biology in agriculture including why these challenges are important to address, what barriers exist, and what skills and competencies are required to be successful as a computational biologist in agriculture. We intend this summary to engage the computational biology community and attract them to the opportunities available for interesting and impactful work toward ensuring sustainable food security.

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PMID41716220
PMCPMC12916170

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