Genomics and Bioinformatics
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Genomics and Bioinformatics

An Introduction to Programming Tools for Life Scientists

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Genomics and Bioinformatics

An Introduction to Programming Tools for Life Scientists

About this book

With the arrival of genomics and genome sequencing projects, biology has been transformed into an incredibly data-rich science. The vast amount of information generated has made computational analysis critical and has increased demand for skilled bioinformaticians. Designed for biologists without previous programming experience, this textbook provides a hands-on introduction to Unix, Perl and other tools used in sequence bioinformatics. Relevant biological topics are used throughout the book and are combined with practical bioinformatics examples, leading students through the process from biological problem to computational solution. All of the Perl scripts, sequence and database files used in the book are available for download at the accompanying website, allowing the reader to easily follow each example using their own computer. Programming examples are kept at an introductory level, avoiding complex mathematics that students often find daunting. The book demonstrates that even simple programs can provide powerful solutions to many complex bioinformatics problems.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Genomics and Bioinformatics
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. DESIGN AND CONVENTIONS OF THIS BOOK
  9. 1: Introduction: Working with the molecules of life in the computer
  10. 2: Gene technology: Cutting DNA
  11. 3: Gene technology: Knocking genes down
  12. 4: Gene technology: Amplifying DNA
  13. 5: Human disease: When DNA sequences are toxic
  14. 6: Human disease: Iron imbalance and the iron responsive element
  15. 7: Human disease: Cancer as a result of aberrant proteins
  16. 8: Evolution: What makes us human?
  17. 9: Evolution: Resolving a criminal case
  18. 10: Evolution: The sad case of the Tasmanian tiger
  19. 11: A function to every gene: Termites, metagenomics and learning about the function of a sequence
  20. 12: A function to every gene: Royal blood and order in the sequence universe
  21. 13: A function to every gene: A slimy molecule
  22. 14: Information resources: Learning about flu viruses
  23. 15: Finding genes: Going ashore at CpG islands
  24. 16: Finding genes: In the world of snurps
  25. 17: Finding genes: Hunting for the distant RNA relatives
  26. 18: Personal genomes: The differences between you and me
  27. 19: Personal genomes: What's in my genome?
  28. 20: Personal genomes: Details of family genetics
  29. Appendix I: Brief Unix reference
  30. Appendix II: A selection of biological sequence analysis software
  31. Appendix III: A short Perl reference
  32. Appendix IV: A brief introduction to R
  33. Index