About the Book

"Bioinformatics For Dummies" is packed with valuable information that introduces you to this exciting new discipline. This easy-to-follow guide leads you step by step through every bioinformatics task that can be done over the Internet. Forget long equations, computer-geek gibberish, and installing bulky programs that slow down your computer. You'll be amazed at all the things you can accomplish just by logging on and following these trusty directions. You get the tools you need to: Analyze all types of sequences Use all types of databases Work with DNA and protein sequences Conduct similarity searches Build a multiple sequence alignment Edit and publish alignments Visualize protein 3-D structures Construct phylogenetic trees

This up-to-date second edition includes newly created and popular databases and Internet programs as well as multiple new genomes. It provides tips for using servers and places to seek resources to find out about what's going on in the bioinformatics world. "Bioinformatics For Dummies" will show you how to get the most out of your PC and the right Web tools so you'll be searching databases and analyzing sequences like a pro

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 436 pages

Language: English

Publisher: For Dummies (Jan. 31st, 2007)

ISBN-10: 0470089857

ISBN-13: 9780470089859

Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.21 x 0.98 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.49 lbs

• Categories: Bioinformatics Genetics and Genomics