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This invaluable textbook presents a self-contained introduction to the field of bioinformatics. Providing a comprehensive breadth of coverage while remaining accessibly concise, the text promotes a deep understanding of the field, supported by basic mathematical concepts, an emphasis on biological k...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramsden, Jeremy (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:4th ed. 2023.
Series:Computational Biology,
Subjects:
Bioinformatics.
Cytology.
Medicine > Research.
Biology > Research.
Computational and Systems Biology.
Cell Biology.
Biomedical Research.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Overview
  • Genotype, Phenotype and Environment
  • Regulation and Control
  • Evolution
  • Origins of Life and Earth Prehistory
  • Part II: Information
  • The Nature of Information
  • The Transmission of Information
  • Sets and Combinatorics
  • Probability and Likelihood
  • Statistics and Causation
  • Randomness and Complexity
  • Systems and Networks
  • Useful Algorithms
  • Part III: Biology
  • The Nature of Living Things
  • The Molecules of Life
  • Environment and Ecology
  • Part IV: Omics
  • Genomics
  • Transcriptomics and Proteomics
  • Microbiomics
  • Viruses
  • Single Cell Analysis and Multiomics
  • Biological Signaling
  • Regulatory Networks
  • The Nervous System
  • Phenomics
  • Part V: Applications
  • Medicine and Disease
  • Drug Discovery
  • Forensic investigation
  • Pandemics
  • Domestication
  • The Organization of Knowledge.