Were you always curious about biology but were afraid to sit through
long hours of dense reading? Did you like the subject when you were in
high school but had other plans after you graduated? Now you can explore
the human genome and analyze DNA without ever leaving your desktop!
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!
