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• Introduction
• Molecular Biology Primer
• A bit of Biology
• Pairwise Sequence Alignment
• Multiple Sequence Alignment
• Molecular Phylogeny.

This book focuses on bioinformatics, the study of the management and analysis of information used in biological systems. Particular emphasis explains to the reader how to study and extract useful information, such as relatedness of species, function of specific sequences, and genome organization from genomic sequences. This book focuses on the algorithmic aspects of bioinformatics and not on databases and software packages. There are two important discriminating characteristics that sets the book apart. It connects the algorithmic aspects and approaches to bioinformatics with the biological context while maintaining a user friendly and accessible description of the algorithms. The authors have curated the content for use a stand alone reference or the book will fit a one semester course on the subject. Introduces and defines the foundation of bioinformatics in relation to biology Emphasizes the algorithmic aspects of bioinformatics Focuses on extraction of information on relatedness of species, function of sequences, and genome organization.

• I How does bioinformatics work?
• 1 Sequence analysis: deciphering the language of life
• 2 Magic RNA
• 3 Genomes - molecular maps of living organisms
• 4 Modeling metabolism and finding new antibiotics
• 5 Systems biology and uncovering the causes of disease. II How do I understand bioinformatics?"- 6 Superfast sequence comparisons identify which molecules are present
• 7 Better understand signaling cascades by measuring encoded information
• 8 When does a computer stop computing?"- 9 Complex systems behave in fundamentally similar ways
• 10 Better compare evolution with a computer
• 11 Design principles of a cell. III What is the magical, fascinating thing about bioinformatics?
• 12 Life is always developing new information in dialogue with the environment
• 13 Life is always inventing new levels of language
• 14 We can think about ourselves - the computer cannot
• 15 How is our own, extremely powerful brain built?
• 16 Bioinformatics connects life with the universe and all the rest
• 17 Conclusion. 17 Concluding remarks and summary
• IV Glossary, tutorial, solutions and web links
• 18 Glossary
• 19 Tutorial: an overview of important databases and programs
• 20 Solutions to the exercises
• Appendix: overview of important databases and programs and their general use
• Index.

This book, which picks up the reader at the basics, provides a gripping introduction to bioinformatics as the fastest growing field of biology with easy-to-follow examples and a well-prepared software appendix for the reader. After the basics of sequence analysis we discuss analysis options from DNA, RNA and proteins to networks, distinguishing regulatory and metabolic pathways with exciting examples from biology for illustration and an exercise section for training. The subject of this book is a must for any biology student, whether undergraduate or graduate, as bioinformatics is now unearthing amazing insights into the molecular basis of all living things. Computer science students and other students from related sciences will get a good introduction to bioinformatics, as biology and current topics (e.g. AI) are systematically introduced step by step alongside the software. Discover the key to life together with the authors and learn to understand the language of life. The Authors Thomas Dandekar holds the chair of bioinformatics at the University of Wrzburg. Meik Kunz is Academic Counsellor at the Chair of Medical Informatics at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

In order to study living organisms, scientists not only study them at an overall macroscopic scale but also on a more detailed microscopic scale. This observation, pushed to its limits, consists of investigating the very center of each cell, where we find the molecules that determine the way it functions: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). In an organism, DNA carries the genetic information, which is called the genome. It is represented as four-letter sequences using the letters A, C, G and T; based on these sequences, computer methods described in this book can answer fundamental questions in bioinformatics. This book explores how to quickly find sequences of a few hundred nucleotides within a genome that may be made up of several billion, how to compare those sequences and how to reconstruct the complete sequence of a genome. It also discusses the problems of identifying bacteria in a given environment and predicting the structure of RNA based on its sequence.
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• TOC available in MS.
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This book gathers together much of the author's work - both old and new - to explore a number of the key increases in complexity seen in the natural world, seeking to explain each of them purely in terms of the features of fitness landscapes. In a very straightforward manner, the book introduces basic concepts to help readers follow the main ideas. By using variations of the NK model and including the concept of the Baldwin effect, the author presents new abstract models that are able to explain why sources of evolutionary innovation (genomes, symbiosis, sex, chromosomes, multicellularity) have been selected for and hence how complexity has increased over time in some lineages.
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• TOC available in MS.
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This book gathers together much of the author's work - both old and new - to explore a number of the key increases in complexity seen in the natural world, seeking to explain each of them purely in terms of the features of fitness landscapes. In a very straightforward manner, the book introduces basic concepts to help readers follow the main ideas. By using variations of the NK model and including the concept of the Baldwin effect, the author presents new abstract models that are able to explain why sources of evolutionary innovation (genomes, symbiosis, sex, chromosomes, multicellularity) have been selected for and hence how complexity has increased over time in some lineages.
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• 1. Bioinformatics strategies for molecular diagnostics o Candidate gene selection and analysis of Rare diseaseso Candidate gene selection and analysis of Complex diseases2. Bioinformatics tools for Molecular Diagnosticso Single Gene Disorders
• Case studieso Polygenic Disorders
• Case studieso Genetic Tests
• Tools, Results, Interpretation3. Bioinformatics approaches for Genetic Risk Marker Studieso Population Geneticso Gene Polymorphismso Gene Expression Assayso Genetic Statistics4. Bioinformatics for Disease Prognosticso Pharmacogeneticso Efficacyo Toxicityo Adverse reactions o Biomarker Selection and Monitoringo Precision Medicine5. Bioinformatics tools in Gene Therapyo Enzyme Replacement- Bioinformatics role is limitedo Gene Replacement (Knock-in)o Gene Silencing(RNAi)o Gene Editing (CRISPR)6. Bioinformatics tools in Disease Therapeutics
• Data analysis tools and application o Drug Discovery o Protein-Drug Interactionso Drug-Body metabolism studieso Microbiome

• 1. Bioinformatics strategies for molecular diagnostics o Candidate gene selection and analysis of Rare diseaseso Candidate gene selection and analysis of Complex diseases2. Bioinformatics tools for Molecular Diagnosticso Single Gene Disorders
• Case studieso Polygenic Disorders
• Case studieso Genetic Tests
• Tools, Results, Interpretation3. Bioinformatics approaches for Genetic Risk Marker Studieso Population Geneticso Gene Polymorphismso Gene Expression Assayso Genetic Statistics4. Bioinformatics for Disease Prognosticso Pharmacogeneticso Efficacyo Toxicityo Adverse reactions o Biomarker Selection and Monitoringo Precision Medicine5. Bioinformatics tools in Gene Therapyo Enzyme Replacement- Bioinformatics role is limitedo Gene Replacement (Knock-in)o Gene Silencing(RNAi)o Gene Editing (CRISPR)6. Bioinformatics tools in Disease Therapeutics
• Data analysis tools and application o Drug Discovery o Protein-Drug Interactionso Drug-Body metabolism studieso Microbiome.

Bioinformatics is an integrative field of computer science, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and statistics, which has undoubtedly revolutionized the study of biology and medicine in past decades. It mainly assists in modeling, predicting and interpreting large multidimensional biological data by utilizing advanced computational methods. Despite its enormous potential, bioinformatics is not widely integrated into the academic curriculum as most life science students and researchers are still not equipped with the necessary knowledge to take advantage of this powerful tool. Hence, the primary purpose of our book is to supplement this unmet need by providing an easily accessible platform for students and researchers starting their career in life sciences. This book aims to avoid sophisticated computational algorithms and programming. Instead, it focuses on simple DIY analysis and interpretation of biological data with personal computers. Our belief is that once the beginners acquire these basic skillsets, they will be able to handle most of the bioinformatics tools for their research work and to better understand their experimental outcomes. Our second title of this volume set In Silico Life Sciences: Medicine provides hands-on experience in analyzing high throughput molecular data for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of monogenic or polygenic human diseases. The key concepts in this volume include risk factor assessment, genetic tests and result interpretation, personalized medicine, and drug discovery. This volume is expected to train readers in both single and multi-dimensional biological analysis using open data sets, and provides a unique learning experience through clinical scenarios and case studies.

• System analyses of Agricultural crops. Practicle bioinformatic techniques
• for biologists studying plants, and biotic and abiotic stresses-- Bioinformatics significance in the
• new crop diseases-emergence-- Bioinformatics importance in the high crop production-- Solving
• the salt stress tolerance in Crop Plants: A Bioinformatics Approach Bioinformatics tools for
• high-throughput marker discovery using microarrays and high-throughput
• sequencing-- Identification of novel
• peptides/proteins involved in oxidative stress tolerance using
• bioinformatics-- Available high-throughput data versus
• plant bioinformatics-- Bioinformatical versus experimental
• analyses of plant small RNAs-- Functional genomics approaches in
• plant research-- Cereal crops: Genetics
• and Genomics Database Metabolomic approaches in plant
• research-- As sessment of the
• confidence of phylogenetic tree selection-- Systems analyses of plant functions
• and structures. Application of bioinformatics in
• agriculture Application of bioinformatics in horticulture.
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Bioinformatics is an integrative field of computer science, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and statistics, which has undoubtedly revolutionized the study of biology and medicine in past decades. It mainly assists in modeling, predicting and interpreting large multidimensional biological data by utilizing advanced computational methods. Despite its enormous potential, bioinformatics is not widely integrated into the academic curriculum as most life science students and researchers are still not equipped with the necessary knowledge to take advantage of this powerful tool. Hence, the primary purpose of our book is to supplement this unmet need by providing an easily accessible platform for students and researchers starting their career in life sciences. This book aims to avoid sophisticated computational algorithms and programming. Instead, it will mostly focus on simple DIY analysis and interpretation of biological data with personal computers. Our belief is that once the beginners acquire these basic skillsets, they will be able to handle most of the bioinformatics tools for their research work and to better understand their experimental outcomes. The third volume is titled In Silico Life Sciences: Agriculture. It focuses on plant genetic, genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomics data. Using examples of new crop diseases-emergence, crop productivity and biotic/abiotic stress tolerance, this book illustrates how bioinformatics can be an integral components of modern day plant science research.
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• 1: Introduction
• 2: From genetics to genomes
• 3: The panorama of life
• 4: Alignments and phylogenetic trees
• 5: Structural bioinformatics and drug discovery
• 6: Scientific publications and archives: media, content, access, and presentation
• 7: Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• 8: Introduction to systems biology
• 9: Metabolic pathways
• 10: Control of organization and organization of control.
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Active, accessible, and assuming no prior knowledge: the ideal text for biologists encountering bioinformatics for the first time. A vast amount of biological information about a wide range of species has become available in recent years as technological advances have significantly reduced the time it takes to sequence a genome or determine a novel protein structure. This text describes how bioinformatics can be used as a powerful set of tools for retrieving and analysing this biological data, and how bioinformatics can be applied to a wide range of disciplines such as molecular biology, medicine, biotechnology, forensic science and anthropology. Fully revised and updated, the fifth edition of Introduction to Bioinformatics contains a host of new material including new content on next generation sequencing, function prediction, sequence assembly, epigenomics, the bioinformatics of gene editing, and the effects of single nucleotide variants. Written primarily for a biological audience without a detailed prior knowledge of programming, this book is the perfect introduction to the field of bioinformatics, providing friendly guidance and advice on how to use various methods and techniques. Furthermore, frequent examples, self-test questions, problems, and exercises are incorporated throughout the text to encourage self-directed learning.
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• Chapter 1 Bioinformatics and Intellectual Property Rights: An Introduction.-
• Chapter 2 Next Generation Sequencing: Technology, Advancements and Applications.-
• Chapter 3 Sequence Analysis.-
• Chapter 4 Understanding Genomic Variations in the Context of Health and Disease.-
• Chapter 5 Metagenomics: A Long Way to Go.-
• Chapter 6 Computational Epigenomics and Its Application in Regulatory Genomics.-
• Chapter 7 Data Mining to Detect Common, Unique and Polymorphic Simple Sequence Repeats.-
• Chapter 8 R-programming for Genome-wide Data Analysis.-
• Chapter 9 Phylogenetic Analysis.-
• Chapter 10 Structural Bioinformatics: Life Through the 3D Glasses.-
• Chapter 11 An Introduction to the Protein Folding Process and Survey of the Structural Parameters of Proteins Used for Computational Predictions.-
• Chapter 12 Quality Assessment of Protein Tertiary Structures: Past, Present and Future.-
• Chapter 13 Predicting Protein Function Using Homology Based Methods.-
• Chapter 14 Drug Discovery: An In Silico Approach.-
• Chapter 15 Advanced In-silico Tools for Designing of Antigenic Epitope as Potential Vaccine Candidates Against Corona Virus.-
• Chapter 16 Machine Learning: What, Why & How?.-
• Chapter 17 Command Line Tools in Linux for Handling Large Data Files.
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the concepts and approaches used for sequence, structure, and phylogenetic analysis. Starting with an introduction to the subject and intellectual property protection for bioinformatics, it guides readers through the latest sequencing technologies, sequence analysis, genomic variations, metagenomics, epigenomics, molecular evolution and phylogenetics, structural bioinformatics, protein folding, structure analysis and validation, drug discovery, reverse vaccinology, machine learning, application of R programming in biological data analysis, and the use of Linux in handling large data files.
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• Creating Datasets.- Tools and Techniques.- Protein Subunits Interaction.- Homodimer Folding and Binding.- Fusion Proteins.- Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and Peptide Binding.- HLA Supertypes.- T-Epitope Designer.- Eukaryotic Genes, Functions, Genomes, Design, and Evolution.- Single Nucleotide Polymorphism._ Genes, Proteins and Diseases.- Protein Functions Driven By Surface Electrostatics.
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This new edition continues to illustrate the power of biological data in knowledge discovery. It describes biological data types and representations with examples for creating a workflow in bioinformation discovery. The concepts in knowledge discovery from data are illustrated using line diagrams. The principles and concepts in knowledge discovery are used for the development of prediction models for simulations of biological reactions and events. Advanced topics in molecular evolution and cellular & molecular biology are addressed using bioinformation gleaned through discovery. Each chapter contains approximately 10 exercises for practice. This will help students to expand their problem solving skills in Bioinformation Discovery. In this new edition, there are three new chapters covering single nucleotide polymorphism, genes, proteins and disease, and protein functions driven by surface electrostatics. .
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• Part 1. Overview.-
• Chapter 1. An Insight of Biological Databases used in Bioinformatics.-
• Chapter 2- Bioinformatics in Next-Generation Genome Sequencing.-
• Chapter 3. The Role of Bioinformatics in Epigenetics.-
• Chapter 4. Three dimensional structures of carbohydrates and glycoinformatics - An Overview.-
• Chapter 5. Epigenome: The guide to Genomic Expression.-
• Part 2. Bioinformatics Approaches.-
• Chapter 6. Molecular Modeling and Drug Design: A Contemporary Analysis in Vibrio cholera.-
• Chapter 7. Modelling Polyketide Synthases and Similar Macromolecular Complexes.-
• Chapter 8. In silico Studies on Colon Cancer.-
• Chapter 9. Tools, Databases and Applications of Immunoinformatics.-
• Chapter 10. Metabolic Pathway Analysis Employing Bioinformatics Software.-
• Chapter 11. The Interactomics of the RNA Induced Silencing Complex.-
• Chapter 12. Computational Tools: RNA Interference in Fungal Therapeutics.-
• Chapter 13. Genome Wide Essential Gene Identification in Pathogens.-
• Chapter 14. Disease Informatics.-
• Chapter 15- Development in Malaria and Anemia Screening: Medical Imaging Informatics Approach.-
• Chapter 16. Role of Bioinformatics in Drug-Resistance Prediction forHIV/AIDS.-
• Chapter 17. Bioinformatics approaches for animal breeding and genetics.-
• Chapter 18. -Amylase Inhibitor's performancein the Control of Diabetes Mellitus: Anapplication of computational Biology.
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This book highlights the latest breakthrough developments in bioinformatics. It presents a series of timely, in-depth reviews, drug clinical trial studies, biodiversity informatics and thematic issues. In addition, it includes insightful reviews on advances in computational molecular/structural biology, which address areas such as computing in biomedicine and genomics, computational proteomics and systems biology, and metabolic pathway engineering. Innovations in these fields have direct impacts on key issues related to healthcare, medicine, genetic disorders, the development of agricultural products, renewable energy, and environmental protection. Written by respected leaders in the field and covering a wide range of topics involving the integration of biology with computer and information science, the book offers an ideal basis for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It can also be used for self-instruction by research investigators interested in applying bioinformatics-based analytical methods and information technologists working with academic and industrial laboratories.
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• 1. Nucleotide sequence analysis.-
• 2. Protein sequence analysis.-
• 3. Protein structure analysis.-
• 4. Protein-ligand interactions.-
• 5. RNA analysis.-
• 6. DNA marker analysis.
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This manual offers a stand-alone reading companion, unique in simplifying the practical components of Bioinformatics in a unique and user-friendly manner. It covers the practical component of syllabi used at most leading universities and discusses the most extensively used tools and methodologies in Bioinformatics. Research in the biological sciences has made tremendous strides in recent years due in part to the increased automation in data generation. At the same time, storing, managing and interpreting huge volumes of data has become one of the most challenging tasks for scientists. These two aspects have ultimately necessitated the application of computers, giving rise to a highly interdisciplinary discipline-Bioinformatics. Despite the richness of bioinformatics resources and methods, the exposure of life sciences undergraduates and postgraduates to bioinformatics is extremely limited. Though the internet offers various tools for free, and provides guides for using them, it fails to help users interpret the processed data. Moreover, most sites fail to update their help pages to accommodate software upgrades. Though the market is flooded with books discussing the theoretical concepts in Bioinformatics, a manual of this kind is rarely found. The content developed to meet the needs of readers from diverse background and to incorporate the syllabi of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at various universities. .
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Learn the data skills necessary for turning large sequencing datasets into reproducible and robust biological findings. With this practical guide, you'll learn how to use freely available open source tools to extract meaning from large complex biological data sets. At no other point in human history has our ability to understand life's complexities been so dependent on our skills to work with and analyze data. This intermediate-level book teaches the general computational and data skills you need to analyze biological data. If you have experience with a scripting language like Python, you're ready to get started. Go from handling small problems with messy scripts to tackling large problems with clever methods and tools Process bioinformatics data with powerful Unix pipelines and data tools Learn how to use exploratory data analysis techniques in the R language Use efficient methods to work with genomic range data and range operations Work with common genomics data file formats like FASTA, FASTQ, SAM, and BAM Manage your bioinformatics project with the Git version control system Tackle tedious data processing tasks with with Bash scripts and Makefiles.
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• 1. Introduction
• 2. Genome organization and evolution
• 3. Scientific publications and archives: media, content and access
• 4. Archives and information retrieval
• 5. Alignments and phylogenetic trees
• 6. Structural bioinformatics and drug discovery
• 7. Introduction to systems biology
• 8. Metabolic pathways
• 9. Gene expression and regulation.
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A vast amount of biological information about a wide range of species has become available in recent years as technological advances have significantly reduced the time it takes to sequence a genome or determine a novel protein structure. This text describes how bioinformatics can be used as a powerful set of tools for retrieving and analysing this biological data, and how bioinformatics can be applied to a wide range of disciplines such as molecular biology, medicine, biotechnology, forensic science and anthropology. Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition of Introduction to Bioinformatics contains two new chapters, with significantly increased coverage of metabolic pathways, and gene expression and regulation. This reflects the recent growth of interest in these areas in the field of bioinformatics. Written primarily for a biological audience without a detailed prior knowledge of programming, this book is the perfect introduction to the field of bioinformatics, providing friendly guidance and advice on how to use various methods and techniques. Furthermore, frequent examples, self-test questions, problems, and exercises are incorporated throughout the text to encourage self-directed learning. Online resource centre The Online Resource Centre features the following materials: For lecturers (password protected): *Figures and tables from the book available to download For students: *'Weblems' - web related problems tied to particular sections of the book *Data from the book in computer-readable form *Guidance to help students answer problems from the text, and answers to end of chapter exercises.
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As a result of experimental techniques, the combination of biology and computer science was initiated to classify and process an expanding number of biological observations. Bioinformatics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications highlights the area of bioinformatics and its impact over the medical community with its innovations that change how we recognise and care for illnesses. This publication provides significant research and the most recent observations that are useful for researchers, practitioners, and academicians involved in the many aspects of bioinformatics.
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• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction Pavel Pevzner and Ron Shamir
• Part I. Genomes: 1. Identifying the genetic basis of disease Vineet Bafna
• 2. Pattern identification in a haplotype block Kun-Mao Chao
• 3. Genome reconstruction: a puzzle with a billion pieces Phillip Compeau and Pavel Pevzner
• 4. Dynamic programming: one algorithmic key for many biological locks Mikhail Gelfand
• 5. Measuring evidence: who's your daddy? Christopher Lee
• Part II. Gene Transcription and Regulation: 6. How do replication and transcription change genomes? Andrei Grigoriev
• 7. Modeling regulatory motifs Sridhar Hannenhalli
• 8. How does influenza virus jump from animals to humans? Haixu Tang
• Part III. Evolution: 9. Genome rearrangements Steffen Heber and Brian Howard
• 10. The crisis of the tree of life concept and the search for order in the phylogenetic forest Eugene Koonin, Pere Puigb- and Yuri Wolf
• 11. Reconstructing the history of large-scale genomic changes: biological questions and computational challenges Jian Ma
• Part IV. Phylogeny: 12. Figs, wasps, gophers, and lice: a computational exploration of coevolution Ran Libeskind-Hadas
• 13. Big cat phylogenies, consensus trees, and computational thinking Seung-Jil Sun and Tiffani Williams
• 14. Algorithm design for large-scale phylogeny Tandy Warnow
• Part V. Regulatory Networks: 15. Biological networks uncover evolution, disease, and gene functions Natasa Przulj
• 16. Regulatory network inference Russell Schwartz
• Index.
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The computational education of biologists is changing to prepare students for facing the complex datasets of today's life science research. In this concise textbook, the authors' fresh pedagogical approaches lead biology students from first principles towards computational thinking. A team of renowned bioinformaticians take innovative routes to introduce computational ideas in the context of real biological problems. Intuitive explanations promote deep understanding, using little mathematical formalism. Self-contained chapters show how computational procedures are developed and applied to central topics in bioinformatics and genomics, such as the genetic basis of disease, genome evolution or the tree of life concept. Using bioinformatic resources requires a basic understanding of what bioinformatics is and what it can do. Rather than just presenting tools, the authors - each a leading scientist - engage the students' problem-solving skills, preparing them to meet the computational challenges of their life science careers.
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