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Bioinformatics Challenges at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science: Mind the Gap
Teresa K. Attwood
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Description for Bioinformatics Challenges at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science: Mind the Gap
Paperback. Bioinformatics and Computer Science provides a completely fresh exploration of bioinformatics, which investigates the interrelationship between bioinformatics, biology and computer science and explores key developments in computer science that are critical for its future. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
This innovative book provides a completely fresh exploration of bioinformatics, investigating its complex interrelationship with biology and computer science. It approaches bioinformatics from a unique perspective, highlighting interdisciplinary gaps that often trap the unwary. The book considers how the need for biological databases drove the evolution of bioinformatics; it reviews bioinformatics basics (including database formats, data-types and current analysis methods), and examines key topics in computer science (including data-structures, identifiers and algorithms), reflecting on their use and abuse in bioinformatics. Bringing these disciplines together, this book is an essential read for those who wish to better understand the challenges for ... Read more
This innovative book provides a completely fresh exploration of bioinformatics, investigating its complex interrelationship with biology and computer science. It approaches bioinformatics from a unique perspective, highlighting interdisciplinary gaps that often trap the unwary. The book considers how the need for biological databases drove the evolution of bioinformatics; it reviews bioinformatics basics (including database formats, data-types and current analysis methods), and examines key topics in computer science (including data-structures, identifiers and algorithms), reflecting on their use and abuse in bioinformatics. Bringing these disciplines together, this book is an essential read for those who wish to better understand the challenges for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
908g
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470035481
SKU
V9780470035481
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99-50
About Teresa K. Attwood
Teresa K. Attwood, Professor of Bioinformatics, University of Manchester, UK. Stephen R. Pettifer, Lecturer of Computer Science, ?University of Manchester, UK.
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