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This comprehensive textbook presents a self-contained guide to bioinformatics, defined in its broadest sense as the application of information science to biology. Thoroughly updated and greatly expanded, this third edition now includes material on the growing array of "-omics";... Read Full Overview

Despite increased international rhetoric in support of women's equality, women currently comprise a disproportionate share of the world's illiterate, poor, displaced, underpaid, underemployed, and underrepresented populations. And though women have gained visibility and influence... Read Full Overview

This comprehensive textbook/reference presents a self-contained guide to bioinformatics, defined in its broadest sense as the application of information science to biology.

Thoroughly updated and considerably expanded, this third edition now includes material on the... Read Full Overview

The Nature of Information.- The Transmission of Information.- Sets and Combinatorics.- Probability and likelihood.- Randomness and complexity.- Systems, Networks, and Circuits.- Algorithms.- Biology.- to Part II.- The Nature of Living Things.- The Molecules of Life.- Applications.-... Read Full Overview

This invaluable textbook presents a self-contained introduction to the field of bioinformatics. Providing a comprehensive breadth of coverage while remaining accessibly concise, the text promotes a deep understanding of the field, supported by basic mathematical concepts,... Read Full Overview