Morden biological resereach in areas like drug discovery produces a staggering volume of data, and the right modeling tools can help scientists apply it in ways never before imaginable. This collectionof next-generation biodata modeling techiques combines innovative concepts, methods, and applications with case studies in genome, microarry, proteomics, adn drug discovery projects to help bioinformatics professionals develop ever-more powerful data management systems in any domain. Breaking new ground at the intersection of life sciences and data management, the book introduces practitioners to core biodata modeling techniques, biological database resources, adn ontology concepts. It explains the latest envelope-pushing methods and software applications for processing, integrating, and managing biodata.