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The bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and functional genomics-now in an updated edition Widely received in its previous edition, Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics offers the most broad-based introduction to this explosive new discipline. Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded Second Edition, it continues to be the go-to source for students and professionals involved in biomedical research. This edition provides up-to-the-minute coverage of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Features new to this edition include: 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. A completely updated companion web site , which will be updated as new information becomes available - visit www.wiley.com/go/pevsnerbioinformatics Descriptions of genome sequencing projects spanning the tree of life. A stronger focus on how bioinformatics tools are used to understand human disease. 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. Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Second Edition 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. Praise for the first edition: "...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." Quarterly Review of Biology "...an excellent textbook for graduate students and upper level undergraduate students. " Annals of Biomedical Engineering "...highly recommended for academic and medical libraries, and for researchers as an introduction and reference..." E-Streams

ISBN	0470085851	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780470085851 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	1878
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd	Published in	Chicester
Imprint	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)	Previous ISBN	9780471682288
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	275
Publication date	22 May 2009	Width (mm)	216
Library of Congress	2008040259	Spine width (mm)	33
DEWEY	572.86	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
DEWEY edition	DC22	Alternative ISBN	9780470451496
Pages	984

1	Introduction	3
2	Access to sequence data and literature information	13
3	Pairwise sequence alignment	47
4	Basic local alignment search tool (BLAST)	101
5	Advanced database searching	141
6	Multiple sequence alignment	179
7	Molecule phylogeny and evolution	215
8	Bioinformatic approaches to ribonucleic acid (RNA)	279
9	Gene expression : microarray data analysis	331
10	Protein analysis and proteomics	379
11	Protein structure	421
12	Functional genomics	461
13	Completed genomes	517
14	Completed genomes : viruses	567
15	Completed genomes : bacteria and archaea	597
16	The eukaryotic chromosome	639
17	Eukaryotic genomes : fungi	697
18	Eukaryotic genomes : from parasites to primates	729
19	Human genome	791
20	Human disease	839
	Glossary	891
	Answers to self-test quizzes	909
	Author index	911
	Subject index	913

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