Bioinformatics Challenges at the Interface of Biology and Com... - 9780470035481

Bioinformatics Challenges at the Interface of Biology and Computer ScienceMind the Gap\nAuthor(s): Teresa K. Attwood, Stephen R. Pettifer, David Thorne\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780470035481, 978-0470035481\nSynopsis\nThis 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 .