Computer-aided vaccine design /

Computational pre-screening of antigens is now routinely applied to the discovery of vaccine candidates. Computer-aided vaccine design is a comprehensive introduction to this exciting field of study. The book is intended to be a textbook for researchers and for courses in bioinformatics, as well as...

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Main Authors: Chuan, Tong Joo (Author), Ranganathan, Shoba (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Woodhead, 2013.
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine ; no. 23.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Computational pre-screening of antigens is now routinely applied to the discovery of vaccine candidates. Computer-aided vaccine design is a comprehensive introduction to this exciting field of study. The book is intended to be a textbook for researchers and for courses in bioinformatics, as well as a laboratory reference guide. It is written mainly for biologists who want to understand the current methods of computer-aided vaccine design. The contents are designed to help biologists appreciate the underlying concepts and algorithms used, as well as limitations of the methods and strategies for their use.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 135 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781908818416
1908818417