A vast amount of biological information about a wide range of species has become available in recent years; for example, improved technology has significantly reduced the time it takes to sequence a genome or determine a novel protein structure. This text describes how bioinformatics can be used as a powerful set of tools for retrieving and analysing this biological data, and how bioinformatics can be applied to a wide range of disciplines such as molecular biology, medicine, biotechnology, forensic science and anthropology.Written primarily for a biological audience without a detailed prior knowledge of programming, the book is the perfect introduction to the field of bioinformatics, providing friendly guidance and advice on how to use various methods and techniques.

Author Biography

Arthur M. Lesk is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, USA.