Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills: An Introduction to Software Tools for Biological Applications

Bioinformatics—the application of computational and analytical methods to biological problems—is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline. Genome sequencing projects are producing vast amounts of biological data for many different organisms, and, increasingly, storing these data in public databases. Such biological databases are growing exponentially, along with the biological literature. It's impossible for even the most zealous researcher to stay on top of necessary information in the fie...