Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics

The bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and functional genomics—now in an updated edition <p>Widely received in its previous edition, <i>Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics</i> offers the most broad-based introduction to this explosive new discipline. Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded <i>Second Edition,</i> it continues to be the go-to source for students and professionals involved in biomedical research.</p> <p>This edition provides up-to-the-minute coverage of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Features new to this edition include:</p> <ul> <li>Several fundamentally important proteins, such as globins, histones, insulin, and albumins, are included to better show how to apply bioinformatics tools to basic biological questions.</li> <li>A completely updated <b>companion web site</b>, which will be updated as new information becomes available - visit <b>www.wiley.com/go/pevsnerbioinformatics</b></li> <li>Descriptions of genome sequencing projects spanning the tree of life.</li> <li>A stronger focus on how bioinformatics tools are used to understand human disease.</li> </ul> <p>The book is complemented by lavish illustrations and more than 500 figures and tables—fifty of which are entirely new to this edition. Each chapter includes a Problem Set, Pitfalls, Boxes explaining key techniques and mathematics/statistics principles, Summary, Recommended Reading, and a list of freely available software. Readers may visit a related Web page for supplemental information at www.wiley.com/go/pevsnerbioinformatics.</p> <p><i>Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Second Edition</i> serves as an excellent single-source textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate-level courses in the biological sciences and computer sciences. It is also an indispensable resource for biologists in a broad variety of disciplines who use the tools of bioinformatics and genomics to study particular research problems; bioinformaticists and computer scientists who develop computer algorithms and databases; and medical researchers and clinicians who want to understand the genomic basis of viral, bacterial, parasitic, or other diseases.</p> <p><b>Praise for the first edition:</b></p> <p><i>"...ideal both for biologists who want to master the application of bioinformatics to real-world problems and for computer scientists who need to understand the biological questions that motivate algorithms."</i> Quarterly Review of Biology</p> <p><i>"… an excellent textbook for graduate students and upper level undergraduate students."</i> Annals of Biomedical Engineering</p> <p><i>"…highly recommended for academic and medical libraries, and for researchers as an introduction and reference…"</i> E-Streams</p>