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Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics
James D Tisdall
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Description for Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics
Paperback. Bioinformatics is a fast-moving field with problems that require non-trivial programming skills. This text takes the reader from beginner level to the doorstep of advanced material by concentrating on Perl modules and specific applications areas of current and future interest. Num Pages: 380 pages, index. BIC Classification: UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
Historically, programming hasn't been considered a critical skill for biologists. But now, with access to vast amounts of biological data contained in public databases, programming skills are increasingly in strong demand in biology research and development. Perl, with its highly developed capacities in string handling, text processing, networking, and rapid prototyping, has emerged as the programming language of choice for biological data analysis. This text covers the core Perl language and many of its module extensions, presenting them in the context of biological data and problems of pressing interest to the biological community. This book, along with "Beginning Perl for ... Read more
Historically, programming hasn't been considered a critical skill for biologists. But now, with access to vast amounts of biological data contained in public databases, programming skills are increasingly in strong demand in biology research and development. Perl, with its highly developed capacities in string handling, text processing, networking, and rapid prototyping, has emerged as the programming language of choice for biological data analysis. This text covers the core Perl language and many of its module extensions, presenting them in the context of biological data and problems of pressing interest to the biological community. This book, along with "Beginning Perl for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
O´Reilly Media United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, United States
ISBN
9780596003074
SKU
V9780596003074
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About James D Tisdall
James Tisdall has worked as a musician, a programmer at Bell Labs (where he programmed for speech research and discovered a formal language for musical rhythm), and as a bioinformaticist at Mercator Genetics in Menlo Park, California, and at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He has a B.A. in mathematics from the City College of New York and an ... Read more
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