Bioinformatics Basics: Applications in Biological Science and Medicine

by Lukas K. Buehler (Editor), Hooman H. Rashidi (Editor)

Overview

Every researcher in genomics and proteomics now has access to public domain databases containing literally billions of data entries. However, without the right analytical tools, and an understanding of the biological significance of the data, cataloging and interpreting the molecular evolutionary processes buried in those databases is difficult, if

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040212288
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/23/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Lukas K. Buehler, Hooman H. Rashidi

Table of Contents

Biology and Information. Bioinformatics: a Rapidly Maturing Science. Computers in Biology and Medicine. Biological Macromolecules as Information Carriers. Biological Databases. Biological Database Organization. Public Databases. Database Mining Tools. Genome Analysis. The Genomic Organization of Genes. Comparative Genomics. Functional Genomics. Proteome Analysis. Proteomics. Predictive Biology. Systems Biology. The Bioinformatics Revolution in Medicine. Genes and Diseases. Agricultural Genomics. Appendix.

Editorial Reviews

This work describes the field of bioinformatics in relatively simple terms, examining new technologies used in drug design, gene research, and advanced medical procedures. It describes the organization of public domain databases and gives a tutorial for their use, concentrating on three major database clusters and relevant software tools. The volume includes color images. Rashidi is a researcher working on computational modeling projects for rational drug design. Buehler teaches biology at the University of California-San Diego. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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