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 & analysing this biological data & how bioinformatics can be applied to a wide range of disciplines such as molecular biology medicine biotechnology forensic science & anthropology Fully revised & updated the fourth edition of Introduction to Bioinformatics contains two new chapters with significantly increased coverage of metabolic pathways & gene expression & 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 & advice on how to use various methods & techniques Furthermore frequent examples self-test questions problems & 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 & tables from the book available to download For students ' Weblems'
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