Bioinformatics : An Introductory Textbook /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dandekar, Thomas (Author), Kunz, Meik (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.