Bioinformatics For Dummies, 2/e

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Description

Search databases
and analyze sequences like a pro

Get the most out of
your PC and the Web with the right tools
Explore the human
genome and analyze DNA — without leaving your desktop! All it takes is the
basics of molecular biology and the wealth of information in this friendly
guide. You'll discover the online tools and useful tips you need to ask the
right questions, analyze sequences, and compare results. It's a plain-English
introduction to the field!
Discover how to

Do biological research online
Use gene-centric databases
Visualize proteins in 3-D
Interpret and analyze sequences
Produce and publish results
 
Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Getting
Started in Bioinformatics.
Chapter 1: Finding Out
What Bioinformatics Can Do for You.
Chapter 2: How Most
People Use Bioinformatics.
Part II: A Survival
Guide to Bioinformatics.
Chapter 3: Using
Nucleotide Sequence Databases.
Chapter 4: Using
Protein and Specialized Sequence Databases.
Chapter 5: Working with
a Single DNA Sequence.
Chapter 6: Working with
a Single Protein Sequence.
Part III: Becoming a
Pro in Sequence Analysis.
Chapter 7: Similarity
Searches on Sequence Databases.
Chapter 8: Comparing
Two Sequences.
Chapter 9: Building a
Multiple Sequence Alignment.
Chapter 10: Editing and
Publishing Alignments.
Part IV: Becoming a
Specialist: Advanced Bioinformatics Techniques.
Chapter 11: Working
with Protein 3-D Structures.
Chapter 12: Working
with RNA.
Chapter 13: Building
Phylogenetic Trees.
Part V: The Part of
Tens.
Chapter 14: The Ten
(Okay, Twelve) Commandments for Using Servers.
Chapter 15: Some Useful
Bioinformatics Resources.
Index.