Bioinformatics Computing

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Appropriate for all courses in bioinformatics, for molecular biology students at all levels. The field of bioinformatics is growing at an unprecedented rate, as molecular biologists discover the extraordinary range of computational techniques and applications that apply directly to their work. Now, Harvard Medical School and MIT faculty member Bryan Bergeron has written a comprehensive, practical guide to bioinformatics for biology students at every level. Bergeron illuminates key advances in computer visualization, large database design, advanced pattern matching, machine learning, statistical methods, and distributed computing-and demonstrates exactly how these advances can be used to advance research into biological systems. Bergeron also identifies technologies and approaches on the near horizon that will have a significant impact on bioinformatics, and introduces the key global and societal issues most likely to shape bioinformatics in the coming years. Salient Features A comprehensive introduction to computing techniques for Molecular Biologists Bioinformatics is an IT growth sector ($10.4 Billion in 2000, forecasted to $38 Billion by 2006) Chapters on computing visualization, large database designs, advanced pattern matching and other key bioinformatics techniques Bryan Bergeron is on the faculty at both Harvard Medical School and MIT New to this Edition Brings together all of the latest advances in computing for biological research-Including visualization, large database design, advanced pattern matching, statistical methods, distributed computing-and places these advances in context. Provides a single source for students who want to understand the full field of bioinformatics, and choose the right tools and technologies for their own research.