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9780764516962

Bioinformatics For Dummies®

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  • ISBN13:

    9780764516962

  • ISBN10:

    0764516965

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-01-01
  • Publisher: For Dummies
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Summary

Search databases and analyze sequences like a pro Get the most out of your PC and the Web with the right tools Explore the human genome and analyze DNA - without leaving your desktop! All it takes is the basics of molecular biology and the wealth of information in this friendly guide. You'll discover the online tools and useful tips you need to ask the right questions, analyze sequences, and compare results. It's a plain-English introduction to the field! Discover how to Do biological research online Use gene-centric databases Visualize proteins in 3-D Interpret and analyze sequences Produce and publish results

Author Biography

Jean-Michel Claverie, PhD, is one of the founders of modern bioinformatics and has written over 100 articles Cedric Notredame, PhD, is a group leader of the Swiss Bioinformatics Institute

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: Getting Started in Bioinformatics.
Chapter 1: Finding Out What Bioinformatics Can Do for You.
Chapter 2: How Most People Use Bioinformatics.
Part II: A Survival Guide to Bioinformatics.
Chapter 3: Using Nucleotide Sequence Databases.
Chapter 4: Using Protein and Specialized Sequence Databases.
Chapter 5: Working with a Single DNA Sequence.
Chapter 6: Working with a Single Protein Sequence.
Part III: Becoming a Pro in Sequence Analysis.
Chapter 7: Similarity Searches on Sequence Databases.
Chapter 8: Comparing Two Sequences.
Chapter 9: Building a Multiple Sequence Alignment.
Chapter 10: Editing and Publishing Alignments.
Part IV: Becoming a Specialist: Advanced Bioinformatics Techniques.
Chapter 11: Working with Protein 3-D Structures.
Chapter 12: Working with RNA.
Chapter 13: Building Phylogenetic Trees.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: The Ten Commandments When Using Servers.
Chapter 15: Some Useful Bioinformatics Resources.
Glossary.
Index.

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