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by: Jean-Michel Ph. D. Claverie, Cedric Ph.D. Notredame, Jean-Michel Claverie, Cedric Notredame See Larger Image Used Price: $0.65 Third Party New Price: $4.48 Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 570.285 EAN: 9780764516962 ISBN: 0764516965 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: January 15, 2003 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 452771 Studio: For Dummies Related Items: Genetics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) Developing Bioinformatics Computer Skills Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun, Third Edition Essential Bioinformatics see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Bioinformatics – the process of searching biological databases, comparing sequences, examining protein structures, and researching biological questions with a computer – is one of the marvels of modern technology that can save you months of lab work. And the most amazing part is that, if you know how, you can use highly sophisticated programs over the Internet without paying a dime and sometimes, without installing anything new on your own computer. All you need to know is how to use these technological miracles. That's where Bioinformatics For Dummies comes in. If you want to know what bioinformatics is all about and how to use it without wading through pages of computer gibberish or taking a course full of theory, this book has the answers in plain English. You'll find out how to Use Internet resources Understand bioinformatics jargon Research biological databases Locate the sequences you need Perform specific tasks, step by step Written by two experts who helped develop the science, Bioinformatics For Dummies is all about getting things done. If you're just getting your feet wet, start at the beginning with a quick review of those necessary parts of microbiology and an overview of the tools available. If you already know what you want to do, you can go directly to a chapter that shows you how. Get the lowdown on Researching and analyzing DNA and protein sequences Gathering information from all published sources Searching databases for similar sequences and acquiring information about gene functions through sequence comparisons Producing and editing multiple sequence comparisons for presentation Predicting protein structures and RNA structures Doing phylogenetic analysis With an Internet connection and Bioinformatics For Dummies, you'll discover how to peruse databases that contain virtually everything known about human biology. It's like having access to the world's largest lab, right from your desk. This book is your lab assistant – one that never takes a day off, never argues when you ask it for help, and won't demand a benefits package. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Good Purchase Good concepts for a beginner ad intermediate level. Concepts are clearly explained and are easy to understand. Rating: - Overall a Good Book on Bioinformatics This is overall a good book on bioinformatics. If you like the Dummy series, you will like this book. It's more thorough on the biology side of bioinformatics than on the "information" side. However, the concepts are explained in an easy to understand fashion. Worth the price. Rating: - Thorough, in-depth introduction. The "for dummies" is misleading Many people are derisive about the "for Dummies" series, believing them to be too simplistic and sometimes even an insult to their intelligence. That can hardly apply to this book, as there is nothing "dummy" about it. You need a significant background in biology and chemistry in order to understand most of it. You need to understand the amino acid structure of proteins, the structure of DNA and many fundamental principles of data analysis. Some knowledge of the structure and operations of databases ... Read More Rating: - Using the free software on internet sites to help your research The first chapter is a short review of DNA and RNA sequences, amino acids, and protein. The other chapters teach you to use the free software found on the Internet to work with your research. Information is also given which helps explain some biochemicals. My skills are in Software Development using C++ language, and I need more information on biochemicals to understand the problems and to develop algorithms to solve them. My only criticism is that I would like the book to give more biochemical ... Read More Rating: - Good I am a couple years into a PhD in bioinformatics, but this is the book I started with. I knew some biology and some computer science, but I still found a lot of the databases, etc. confusing and the field has a decided lack of simplified documentation (though it is getting better). Of course, bioinformatics is a pretty broad topic and no book could possibly cover everything. If you do not know any biology at all you probably should also get a basic text on genetics/molecular ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Computer Science - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Medicine - Medicine & Health Sciences - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - Biotechnology Medicine & Health Sciences - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS Biology & Life Sciences - Science & Mathematics - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - Biology Biology & Life Sciences - Science & Mathematics - New & Used Textbooks - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - Books - General AAS